Memorial Page for N. Scott Momaday (née Navarre Scott Momaday)

Feb 27, 1934 – Jan 24, 2024(89 years)Died in:Santa Fe, Santa Fe County

Kiowa author and academic

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Birthplace

Lawton, Comanche County

Place of Death

Santa Fe, Santa Fe County

Nationality

United States

Occupation(5)

novelist writer university teacher poetscholar of English

Awards(8)

Guggenheim FellowshipNational Medal of ArtsPulitzer Prize for FictionSt. Louis Literary Awardhonorary doctorate at the Blaise-Pascal universityOwen Wister AwardKen Burns American Heritage PrizeRobert Frost Medal

Education(4)

University of New MexicoStanford UniversityAugusta Military AcademyUniversity of Virginia

N. Scott Momaday (* February 27, 1934 in Lawton; † January 24, 2024 in Santa Fe) was a kiowa author and academic. He was 89 years old. His education included University of New Mexico, Stanford University, Augusta Military Academy and University of Virginia. He received 8 awards, including Guggenheim Fellowship, National Medal of Arts.

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8 Events

Born in Lawton, Comanche County

1934

Pulitzer Prize for Fiction

1969

House Made of Dawn

St. Louis Literary Award

2000

honorary doctorate at the Blaise-Pascal university

2003

Owen Wister Award

2010

Ken Burns American Heritage Prize

2019

Robert Frost Medal

2021

Died in Santa Fe, Santa Fe County

2024

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N. Scott Momaday (née Navarre Scott Momaday). Forever remembered.