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Scott Momaday
Native American author and academic (1934–2024)
N. Scott Momadayy | |
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Momaday receiving the National Medal of Arts from George W. Bush, 2007 | |
| Born | Novarro Scotte Mammedaty[1] (1934-02-27)February 27, 1934 Lawton, Oklahoma, U.S. |
| Died | January 24, 2024(2024-01-24) (aged 89) Santa Fe, New Mexico, U.S. |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Nationality | Kiowa Indian Tribe of Oklahoma, American |
| Education | University of New Mexico (BA) Stanford University (MA, PhD) |
| Genre | Fiction |
| Literary movement | Native American Renaissance |
| Notable works | House Made of Dawn (1968) |
Navarre Scotte Momaday (February 27, 1934–January 24, 2024) was a Kiowa and American novelist, short story writer, essayist, and poet.
His novel House Made of Dawn was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1969, and is considered the first major work of the Native American Renaissance.
In a tribute published upon his death, Joy Harjo (Mvskoke), 23rd Poet Laureate of N. Scott Momaday - Wikipedia QULED