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Author Loiuse Erdrich wins North Dakota's Rough Rider Award





Author Louise Erdrich, a member of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians, has won North Dakota's Theodore Roosevelt Rough Rider Award.

Erdrich grew up in North Dakota and often sets stories on a fictional reservation in the state. Her most recent book, The Round House, received the National Book Award in 2012.

Erdrich will be presented the award at a ceremony on April 19 in Wahpeton.

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Author Erdrich named ND Rough Rider winner (The Grand Forks Herald 4/1)

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