Momaday
Americannoun
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M. Scott Momaday, in his essay “The Way to Rainy Mountain,” describes his Kiowa grandmother, who “bore an image of deicide.”
From Salon ● Sep. 1, 2024
Mr. Momaday began “House Made of Dawn,” a first novel that won the Pulitzer for fiction in 1969, with a one-word sentence: “Dypaloh.”
From New York Times ● Jan. 29, 2024
Addressing a gathering of American Indian scholars in 1970, Momaday said, “Our very existence consists in our imagination of ourselves.”
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 29, 2024
Pulitzer Prize-winning Native American poet and author N. Scott Momaday is celebrated on the season finale of “American Masters.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 15, 2019
A Kiowa Indian, Momaday earned the 1969 Pulitzer Prize for fiction with “House Made of Dawn,” about a young man returning to his Kiowa pueblo after serving in the U.S.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 22, 2019
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