What is the importance of Spokane, Washington in the short story collection, War Dances?

Spokane is a major city in Washington State, in the Pacific Northwest of the United States of America. Spokane features into several stories in passing or mention, but features primarily in the story “Breaking and Entering.” The narrator, George Wilson, is not only a member of the Spokane Tribe of Indians, but owns a home in Spokane where he lives with his wife and children. It is in Spokane that Wilson must defend himself against a black teen who breaks into his house and attacks him, and it is in Spokane that the media and protests come against Wilson unjustly.