Rob Cabitto (born December 23, 1965) is an American author, business owner, and public speaker. His book The Fractured Life of 3743 (2011) is a memoir about his struggles with identity and addiction.
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Born | December 23, 1965 |
Occupation(s) | Author, owner of Nine Mile Communications |
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Cabitto is a Native American of the Karuk tribe from Siskiyou County, California. [1] He was adopted by a non-Native American family at the age of 5 after his biological father poured gasoline on him. [2] [3] His biological mother and father were absentee parents with addictions. Both parents were incarcerated at different times in Cabitto’s early childhood. [4]
Cabitto was an athlete in high school until he broke his leg in 1984 and became an alcoholic and drug addict. [3]
As of 2012, Cabitto lives in Eden Prairie, Minnesota. He has a nine-year-old son. [2]
Cabitto published his memoir, The Fractured Life of 3743, in 2011. [5] The number 3743 refers to his tribal roll number. The book discusses Cabitto’s loss of identity after being adopted at age 5 into a non-Native American home. The book details Cabitto’s years of addictive behavior [4] and homelessness. [3] Cabitto began a recovery program after being arrested in 1994. [4] The book also discusses his life experiences, including the Native American tradition of vision quest and Lakota Sundance. [6] Cabitto wrote the book using the journals that he kept over his life. [1]
Cabitto spoke about the events in the book on the Kevin Sponsler show on KSYC-FM 103.9 on January 25, 2012. [7]
Cabitto has a Bachelor of Science from University of Phoenix and an MBA from New York Institute of Technology. [8] He started a communications business in 2009 called Nine Mile Communications after working for Cisco Systems. [3] Cabitto is also on the board of the Salvation Army. [2]