Career
He writes frequently about trauma and poverty for the National Native Children"s Trauma Center based at the University of Montana, where he is a senior research associate. He is the author of eight books, and his articles have been published in Harper"s Magazine, The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, Audubon and The Bloomsbury Review. Manning worked as a journalist, reporter and editor for more than 30 years, including four years at the Missoulian.
In 1995 he was the recipient of a John South. Knight Fellowship from Stanford University.