N. Scott Momaday

N. Scott Momaday (1934–2023)was a writer, poet, storyteller, and illustrator who won the Pulitzer Prize for his first novel, House Made of Dawn. Kiowa by way of Jemez Pueblo, he was the author of the classic Kiowa origin story The Way to Rainy Mountain and several books of poetry, including In the Bear’s House, In the Presence of the Sun, and Again the Far Morning (all from UNM Press).

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Again the Far Morning

New and Selected Poems

University of New Mexico Press
  • Copyright year: 2011
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In the Presence of the Sun

Stories and Poems, 1961-1991

University of New Mexico Press

A collection of evocative and versatile works by the National Medal of Arts recipient.

  • Copyright year: 2009
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In the Bear's House

University of New Mexico Press

In these engaging writings Momaday shares his personal quest to understand the spirit of wilderness embodied in the image of Bear.

  • Copyright year: 2010
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Earth Is My Mother, Sky Is My Father

Space, Time, and Astronomy in Navajo Sandpainting

University of New Mexico Press

Explores the circularity of Navajo thought through studies of sandpaintings, chantway myths, and stories reflected in the constellations.

  • Copyright year: 1995
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Circle of Wonder

A Native American Christmas Story

University of New Mexico Press
  • Copyright year: 1999
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The Way to Rainy Mountain, 50th Anniversary Edition

By N. Scott Momaday; Illustrated by Al Momaday
University of New Mexico Press

Celebrating fifty years since its 1969 release, this new edition offers a moving new preface and invites a new generation of readers to explore the Kiowa myths, legends, and history with Pulitzer Prize-winning author N. Scott Momaday.

  • Copyright year: 1998
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The Journey of Tai-me

University of New Mexico Press

This precursor to The Way to Rainy Mountain was originally published in a handmade edition in 1967 and has never before been commercially available.

  • Copyright year: 2010
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