115 3 Role models On the rez, you know every kid’s father, mother, grandparents, dog, cat, and shoe size. I mean, yeah, Indians are screwed up, but we’re really close to each other. We KNOW each other. Everybody knows everybody. But despite the fact that Reardan is a tiny town, people can still be strangers to each other. I’ve learned that white people, especially fathers, are good at hiding in plain sight […] So, okay, I’m not all goofy-eyed in love with white people, all right? Plenty of the old white guys give me the stink eye just for being Indian. And a lot of them think I shouldn’t be in the school at all. I’m realistic, okay? I’ve thought about these things. And maybe I haven’t done enough thinking, but I’ve done enough to know that it’s better to live in Reardan than in Wellpinit. Maybe only slightly better. But from where I’m standing, slightly better is about the size of the Grand Canyon. And, hey, do you want to know the very best thing about Reardan? It’s Penelope, of course. And maybe Gordy. And do you want to know what the very best thing was about Wellpinit? My grandmother. She was amazing. She was the most amazing person in the world. Do you want to know the very best thing about my grandmother? She was tolerant. And I know that’s a hilarious thing to say about your grandmother. I mean, when people compliment their rez (short for reservation) – friðland despite the fact – þrátt fyrir að in plain sight – vel sýnilegt goofy-eyed – rangeygður hilarious – fyndinn
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