[PAR] [TLE] Smoke Signals (film) [SEP] Smoke Signals is a Canadian-American independent film released in 1998, directed and co-produced by Chris Eyre and with a screenplay by Sherman Alexie, based on the short story "This is What it Means to Say Phoenix, Arizona" from his book "The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven" (1993).  The film won several awards and accolades, and was well received at numerous film festivals. [PAR] [TLE] Sherman Alexie [SEP] Sherman Joseph Alexie, Jr. (born October 7, 1966) is a Spokane-Coeur d'Alene-American novelist, short story writer, poet, and filmmaker.  Much of his writing draws on his experiences as an Indigenous American with ancestry from several tribes.  He grew up on the Spokane Indian Reservation and now lives in Seattle, Washington.
[PAR] [TLE] Smoke Signals ( film ) [ SEP ] Smoke Signals is a Canadian - American independent film released in 1998 , directed and co - produced by Chris Eyre and with a screenplay by Sherman Alexie , based on the short story " This is What it Means to Say Phoenix , Arizona " from his book " The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven " ( 1993 ) . The film won several awards and accolades , and was well received at numerous film festivals . [PAR] [TLE] Sherman Alexie [ SEP ] Sherman Joseph Alexie , Jr. ( born October 7 , 1966 ) is a Spokane - Coeur d'Alene - American novelist , short story writer , poet , and filmmaker . Much of his writing draws on his experiences as an Indigenous American with ancestry from several tribes . He grew up on the Spokane Indian Reservation and now lives in Seattle , Washington .
Which Spokane actor writes about his Indigenous American ancestry and wrote the screenplay for a 1998 film direct by Chris Eyre?
Which Spokane actor writes about his Indigenous American ancestry and wrote the screenplay for a 1998 film direct by Chris Eyre ?
Sherman Joseph Alexie, Jr.
Sherman Joseph Alexie, Jr.