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Momaday

American  
[mom-uh-day] / ˈmɒm əˌdeɪ /

noun

  1. N(avarro) Scott 1934–2024, Native American poet and novelist.


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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

Momaday died Wednesday at his home in Santa Fe, New Mexico, publisher HarperCollins announced.

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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