William Yellow Robe, a playwright of Native and African-American ancestry, explores ethnic identity in his new play, "Grandchildren of the Buffalo Soldiers."
The play follows the story of Craig Robe, a descendant of a Native woman and an African-American man who served as a buffalo soldier for the U.S. military.
It is currently being staged at the Lied Center in Kansas as part of a nationwide tour.
Yellow Robe is Assiniboine from the Fort Peck Reservation in Montana. But he also has African ancestors.
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(The Lawrence Journal-World 11/10)
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