There THere by tommy orange

Orange's novel is about the experience of urban Indians: every one of his characters has grown up in a city—specifically, Oakland—rather than a reservation. The novel thus challenges the stereotype afflicting white America that depicts Native life as solely revolving around the reservation. Tony, for example, loves to ride his bicycle around the different neighborhoods of Oakland just to see them. Dene laments the gentrification that emboldens young white people to think they own a neighborhood they have just moved into. Indeed, each character regards Oakland as their home.