Alexie was born on October 7, 1966, at Sacred Heart Hospital in Spokane, Washington. As a little child he lived on the Spokane Indian Reservation, located west of Spokane. His father, Sherman Joseph Alexie, was a member of the Coeur d'Alene tribe, and his mother, Lillian Agnes Cox, was of Colville, Choctaw, Spokane and European American ancestry. One of his paternal great-grandfathers was of Russian descent. Alexie was born with hydrocephalus, a condition that occurs when there is an abnormally large amount of cerebral fluid in the cranial cavity. He had to have brain surgery when he was six months old, and was at high risk of death or mental disabilities if he survived. Alexie's surgery was successful; he suffered no mental damage but had other side effects.  His parents were alcoholics though his mother was a sober alcoholic. His father often left the house on drinking binges for days at a time. To support her six children, Alexie's mother, Lillian, sewed quilts, worked as a clerk at the Wellpinit Trading Post and had some other jobs.  Alexie has described his life at the reservation school as challenging because he was constantly teased by other kids as well as endured abuse he described as "torture" from teachers who were white nuns. They called him "The Globe" because his head was larger than usual, due to the hydrocephalus as an infant. Until the age of seven, Alexie suffered from seizures and bedwetting; he had to take strong drugs to control them. Because of his health problems, he was excluded from many of the activities that are rites of passage for young Indian males. Alexie excelled academically, reading everything available, including auto repair manuals. CANNOTANSWER

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As a little child he lived on the Spokane Indian Reservation, located west of Spokane.
Alexie föddes den 7 oktober 1966 på Sacred Heart Hospital i Spokane, Washington. Som liten bodde han på Spokane Indian Reservation, som ligger väster om Spokane. Hans far, Sherman Joseph Alexie, tillhörde Coeur d'Alene-stammen, och hans mor, Lillian Agnes Cox, var av Colville, Choctaw, Spokane och europeiska amerikanska anor. En av hans fadersfarfars farfar var av rysk härkomst. Alexie föddes med hydrocefalus, ett tillstånd som uppstår när det finns en onormalt stor mängd hjärnvätska i hjärnhålan. Han var tvungen att genomgå hjärnkirurgi när han var sex månader gammal, och hade hög risk för död eller psykisk funktionsnedsättning om han överlevde. Alexies operation var framgångsrik; han fick inga psykiska skador men fick andra biverkningar. Hans föräldrar var alkoholister trots att hans mor var nykter alkoholist. Hans far lämnade ofta huset på dryckesbröllop flera dagar i taget. För att försörja sina sex barn sydde Alexies mor, Lillian, kviltar, arbetade som kontorist på Wellpinit Trading Post och hade några andra jobb. Alexie har beskrivit sitt liv på reservatsskolan som utmanande eftersom han ständigt blev retad av andra barn samt utstod övergrepp som han beskrev som "tortyr" från lärare som var vita nunnor. De kallade honom "The Globe" eftersom hans huvud var större än vanligt, på grund av hydrocefalus som spädbarn. Fram till sju års ålder drabbades Alexie av anfall och sängvätning; han var tvungen att ta starka droger för att kontrollera dem. På grund av sina hälsoproblem uteslöts han från många av de aktiviteter som är passageriter för unga indiska hanar. Alexie utmärkte sig akademiskt, läsa allt som finns, inklusive auto reparationshandböcker. CANNOTANSWER Svar: "Var växte Sherman Alexie upp?" genom att hämta svaret från texten ovan.
Alexie was born on October 7, 1966, at Sacred Heart Hospital in Spokane, Washington. As a child, he lived at the Spokane Indian Reservation, located west of Spokane. His father, Sherman Joseph Alexie, belonged to the Coeur d'Alene tribe, and his mother, Lillian Agnes Cox, was of Colville, Choctaw, Spokane and European American ancestry. One of his great-grandfather's grandfathers was of Russian descent. Alexie was born with hydrocephalus, a condition that occurs when there is an abnormally large amount of brain fluid in the brain cavity. He had to undergo brain surgery when he was six months old, and was at high risk of death or mental impairment if he survived. Alexie's surgery was successful; he did not receive any mental injuries but had other side effects. His parents were alcoholics even though his mother was a sober alcoholic. His father often left the house on drinking weddings several days at a time. To support her six children, Alexie's mother, Lillian, sewed quilts, worked as a clerk at the Wellpinit Trading Post and had some other jobs. Alexie has described his life at the reservat school as challenging because he was constantly teased by other children as well as enduring abuse which he described as "torture" from teachers who were white nuns. They called him "The Globe" because his head was larger than usual, due to hydrocephalus as an infant. Until the age of seven, Alexie suffered seizures and bedwetting; he had to take strong drugs to control them. Due to his health problems, he was excluded from many of the activities that are passage rites for young Indian males. Alexie excelled academically, reading all that exists, including auto repair manuals. Cannotanswer Answer: "Where did Sherman Alexie grow up?" by taking the answer from the text above.
Som liten bodde han på Spokane Indian Reservation, som ligger väster om Spokane.
As a child, he lived at the Spokane Indian Reservation, located west of Spokane.