N. Scott Momaday (left) receiving the National Medal of Arts from George W. Bush in 2007. The National Medal of Arts is an award and title created by the Congress of the United States in 1984 for the purpose of honoring artists and patrons of the arts George Walker Bush ( born July 6 1946 is the forty-third and current President of the United States.

Navarro Scott Momaday (born February 27, 1934) is a Native American (Kiowa) writer. Events 1560 - The Treaty of Berwick, which would expel the French from Scotland, is signed by England and the Congregation Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Native Americans in the United States are the indigenous peoples from the regions of North America now encompassed by the continental United States The Kiowa (ˈkaɪoʊwə are a nation of American Indians who migrated from what is now Canada to their present location in Southwestern Oklahoma. He is the son of the writer Natachee Scott Momaday and the painter Al Momaday, and was born on the Kiowa Reservation in Lawton, Oklahoma, United States. Lawton is a city in and the County seat of Comanche County, Oklahoma, United States. Oklahoma ( is a state located in the South Central region of the United States of America. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the His novel House Made of Dawn led to the breakthrough of Native American literature into the mainstream. It was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1969. The Pulitzer Prize for Fiction has been awarded since 1948 for distinguished fiction by an American author preferably dealing with American life The year 1969 in literature involved some significant events and new books He was also featured in the Ken Burns and Stephen Ives' documentary, The West, for his masterful retelling of Kiowa history and legend. Kenneth Lauren Burns (born July 29 1953) is an American director and producer of Documentary films known for his style of making use of archival Momaday is also featured in another PBS documentary concerning the Battle of the Little Bighorn. The Public Broadcasting Service ( PBS) is a Non-profit Public broadcasting Television service with 354 member TV stations in the The Battle of the Little Bighorn &mdashalso known as Custer's Last Stand, and in the parlance of the relevant Native Americans, the Battle of the Greasy Grass He laughed and said of his grandfather, who fought in the battle: "My grandfather used to say Custer looked whiter than ever!". Momaday is the Poet Laureate of Oklahoma. A Poet Laureate is a Poet officially appointed by a government and is often expected to compose poems for State occasions and other government events Oklahoma ( is a state located in the South Central region of the United States of America. He has most recently been awarded a 2007 National Medal of Arts by President George W. Bush.

Bibliography

• The Journey of Tai-me (1967)
• House Made of Dawn (1968)
• The Way to Rainy Mountain (1969) (illustrated by his father, Alfred Momaday)
• Angle of Geese (1974)
• The Gourd Dancer (1976)
• The Names: A Memoir (1976)
• The Ancient Child (1989)
• In the Presence of the Sun (1992)
• The Native Americans: Indian County (1993)
• The Indolent Boys (play) world premiere Syracuse Stage 1993-94 season
• Circle of Wonder: A Native American Christmas Story (1994)
• The Man Made of Words: Essays, Stories, Passages (1997)
• In the Bear's House (1999)

Quotes

• "I sometimes think the contemporary white American is more culturally deprived than the Indian. House Made of Dawn is a Novel by N Scott Momaday, widely credited as leading the way for the breakthrough of Native American literature The Way to Rainy Mountain (1969 is a book by Pulitzer Prize winning author N "
• "I simply kept my goal in mind and persisted. Perseverance is a large part of writing. "

See also

• List of writers from peoples indigenous to the Americas
• Native American Renaissance
• Native American Studies

External links

• N. Scott Momaday from the Modern American Poetry site
• The Buffalo Trust - Momaday's non-profit charitable foundation
• Perspectives in American Literature - Momaday Bibliography
• Interview with Momaday
• Article about Momaday's selection as Poet Laureate of Oklahoma