Being Indian and Walking Proud: American Indian Identity and Reality - Paperbackby Donald L. Fixico (Author) This book explores the identity of American Indians from an Indigenous perspective and how outside influences throughout history, from the arrival of Columbus in 1492 to the twenty first century, have affected Native people. Author Biography Donald L. Fixico (Shawnee, Sac and Fox, Muscogee and Seminole) is a Regents' and Distinguished Foundation Professor of History at Arizona State University. He has worked on 25