Steve Hendricks is a freelance reporter who began researching Indian issues several years before starting on The Unquiet Grave because he was disturbed by the grim neglect that prevails in much of Indian Country. After reading Peter Matthiessen’s monumental In the Spirit of Crazy Horse (1983), Steve wondered what had been uncovered about the struggle between the FBI and the American Indian Movement in the years since. The short answer: not much. He decided to write The Unquiet Grave to fill part of the void.

His lawsuits against the government pried loose thousands of never-before-released documents about the Indian-FBI struggle, and his extensive interviews and archival research were supported by the prestigious Fund for Investigative Journalism. The Unquiet Grave, published in October 2006, is Steve’s first book. Studs Terkel has called it “investigative journalism at its gutsiest, at its noblest.” Howard Zinn says it is “a riveting anti-detective story.” And Peter Matthiessen has called it “impressive, important, and very well written.”

Raised in Texas, educated at Yale, and late of Montana, Steve lives in Knoxville, Tennessee, with his young son and wife, a professor of law. His website is SteveHendricks.org.

Steve Hendricks will appear on Saturday, Oct. 28, 3:30 pm, in the Salt Lake City Main Library, Conference Room C. Steve will also participate in the “A Collage of Human Rights Experiences: A Panel Discussion” on Saturday, Oct. 28, 12:30 pm, in the Salt Lake City Main Library, Conference Room A/B.