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).
Again the Far Morning
New and Selected Poems
- Copyright year: 2011
In the Presence of the Sun
Stories and Poems, 1961-1991
A collection of evocative and versatile works by the National Medal of Arts recipient.
- Copyright year: 2009
In the Bear's House
In these engaging writings Momaday shares his personal quest to understand the spirit of wilderness embodied in the image of Bear.
- Copyright year: 2010
Earth Is My Mother, Sky Is My Father
Space, Time, and Astronomy in Navajo Sandpainting
Explores the circularity of Navajo thought through studies of sandpaintings, chantway myths, and stories reflected in the constellations.
- Copyright year: 1995
Circle of Wonder
A Native American Christmas Story
- Copyright year: 1999
The Way to Rainy Mountain, 50th Anniversary Edition
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
The Journey of Tai-me
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