Hey! 

This blog post is about the two poems we wrote and why these two people are leaders in the book, The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian.

Junior is a leader in this book because he is a Native American in an all-white school and that can take a lot of courage.

Rowdy is a leader in this book because he is strong and confident with who he is.

Junior

I am from the Naive American tribes

From poverty 

I am from the reservation

I am from my home

From the same place

Never leaving

I am from the tribe of kids who miss their best friend

From “I’m sorry”

I am from disabilities

I am from people making fun of me

From always being called names

I am from the tribe of cartoonists 

I am from the ones who draw

From “Life is more simple that way”

or

“Everyone can understand”

I am from running fast, to get away

From trying to find my identity

Rowdy

I am from Native American tribes

From poverty

I am from Washington 

I am from small towns

I am from the reservation

I am from  having to be tough

From not showing anything

I am from being damaged goods

From being bullied

And 

From being the bully

I am from the tribe of small-town kids

From growing up that way

And staying that way