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A novel of a proud stranger in his native land. He was a young American Indian named Abel, and he lived in two worlds. One was that of his father, wedding him to the rhythm of the seasons, the harsh beauty of the land, the ecstasy of the drug called peyote. The other was the world of the twentieth century, goading him into a compulsive cycle of sexual exploits, dissipation, and disgust. Home from a foreign war, he was a man being torn apart, a man...
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English
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"In Earth Keeper: Reflections on an American Land, Momaday reflects on his native ground and its influence on his people. "When I think about my life and the lives of my ancestors, I am inevitably led to the conviction that I, and they, belong to the American land. This is a declaration of belonging. And it is an offering to the earth." he writes. Earth Keeper is a story of attachment, rooted in oral tradition. Momaday recalls stories of his childhood...
Author
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2020]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xvii, 167 pages : illustrations, portrait ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"One of the most important and unique voices in American letters, distinguished poet, novelist, artist, teacher, and storyteller N. Scott Momaday was born into the Kiowa tribe and grew up on Indian reservations in the Southwest. The customs and traditions that influenced his upbringing-most notably the Native American oral tradition-are the centerpiece of his work. This luminous collection demonstrates Momaday's mastery and love of language and the...
Author
Publisher
Harper Perennial
Pub. Date
[2022]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xiii, 106 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
"From Pulitzer Prize winner and celebrated American master N. Scott Momaday, a collection of 100 new prose poems, rooted in Native American oral tradition, along with 5-7 pieces of art by the author"--
Author
Publisher
University of New Mexico Press
Language
English
Description
"The Way to Rainy Mountain recalls the journey of Tai-me, the sacred Sun Dance doll, and of Tai-me's people in three unique voices: the legendary, the historical, and the contemporary. It is also the personal journey of N. Scott Momaday, who on a pilgrimage to the grave of his Kiowa grandmother traversed the same route taken by his forebears and in so doing confronted his Kiowa heritage. It is an evocation of three things in particular: a landscape...
Author
Series
Sun tracks volume 16
Language
English
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The Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist recalls the significant events and ventures of his own life, his own land, and his own people, recreating his experiences as an American Indian and those of his relatives.
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
1992
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
xx, 143 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
In the Presence of the sun is a celebration of extraordinary works of extraordinary range. It is informed with wonder and delight, sorrow and joy, the evanescence of seasons and the persistence of the human spirit. It is a concentration of riches, a distillation of thirty years in which the creative impulse is defined, refined, and sustained. Here are the best expressions of a man who is intensely alive to the world and whose vision reaches to the...
Author
Publisher
Clear Light Publishers
Pub. Date
c1994
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
40 p. : col. ill. ; 26 cm.
Language
English
Description
A mute Indian child has an extraordinary experience one Christmas when, following a figure who seems to be his beloved grandfather who has died, he becomes part of a circle in which he, animals, nature, and all the world join in a moment of peace and good will.
10) Storyteller
Author
Publisher
Sunset Productions
Pub. Date
c1992
Physical Desc
1 sound cassette (ca. 60 min.) : analog, stereo.
Language
English
Publisher
Idaho Public Television
Pub. Date
c2006
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (60 min.?) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Idaho Public Television special that journeys through a storied landscape of the American West, featuring spectacular landscape photography and a thoughtful interpretation of land ethics by Pulitzer Prize-winning author N. Scott Momaday. Provides an impression of this gorgeous corner of Northwestern New Mexico through stunning imagery and poetic descriptions.
Series
American Indian collection volume pt. 1
Publisher
PBS Home Video
Pub. Date
c1990
Physical Desc
1 videocassette (60 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
Language
English
Description
Three different Indian nations are profiled, showing how they cope with modern society, their ways of life, and their dealings with the government: the Onondaga, the Navajo, and the Lummi.
Series
Publisher
PBS Home Video
Pub. Date
c1996
Physical Desc
1 videocassette (30 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
Language
English
Description
"Profiles the Native American Pulitzer prize-winning author, painter, poet and teacher N.Scott Momaday whose poetic writings so clearly evoke the life and land of the Southwest." --Container
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (90 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Words from a Bear gives a thorough survey of Momaday's most prolific years as a doctorate fellow at Stanford University, his achievement of the Pulitzer Prize for Literature in 1969, and his later works that solidified his place as the founding member of the 'Native American Renaissance' in art and literature, influencing a generation of Native American artists, scholars, and political activists.
Author
Publisher
University of New Mexico Press
Pub. Date
c1992
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
xxiv, 236 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
To the Navajo, sandpaintings are sacred, living entities that reflect the interconnectedness of all living beings - humans, plants, stars, animals, and mountains. This book explores the circularity of Navajo thought in analyses of sandpaintings, Navajo chantway myths, and stories reflected in the celestial constellations. Beginning with an introduction to Navajo history and ethnography, the author explores the spiritual world of the Navajo, their...
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