 Greg Sarris

Gregory Michael Sarris (born February 12, 1952) is the Chairman of the Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria (since 1992), the Graton Rancheria Endowed Chair in Creative Writing and Native American Studies at Sonoma State University, and President of the Graton Economic Development Authority.The author of six books, Sarris's best known work, Grand Avenue (film), is a collection of short stories about contemporary Native American life.