N. Scott Momaday
Keynote Speaker: Kiowa Novelist, Short Story Writer, Essayist & Poet
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N. Scott Momaday Biography
Navarro Scott Momaday, a Kiowa, was born on February 27, 1934, in Lawton, Oklahoma, and grew up with close ties to the Navajo and San Carlos Apache communities. He earned his BA in political science from the University of New Mexico in 1958. He later pursued his MA and PhD in English from Stanford University, completing them in 1960 and 1963, respectively. Momaday's poetry collections include "In the Bear's House" (St. Martin's Press, 1999), "In the Presence of the Sun: Stories and Poems, 1961–1991" (University of New Mexico Press, 1992), and "The Gourd Dancer" (HarperCollins, 1976). His debut novel, "House Made of Dawn" (New American Library, 1969), won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. He has authored several other novels, prose collections, as well as the children's book "Circle of Wonder: A Native American Christmas Story" (Clear Light Publishers, 1994) and the collection of plays "Three Plays: The Indolent Boys, Children of the Sun, and The Moon in Two Windows" (University of Oklahoma, 2007). Additionally, he has served as an editor for various anthologies and collections.
Momaday's notable honors include the 2019 Ambassador Richard C. Holbrooke Distinguished Achievement Award, bestowed by the Dayton Literary Peace Prize Foundation to recognize lifetime accomplishments in literature and promote the idea that peace can be achieved through words. He has also received the 2019 Ken Burns American Heritage Prize, the Golden Plate Award from the American Academy of Achievement, an Academy of American Poets Prize, an award from the National Institute of Arts and Letters, and the Premio Letterario Internationale "Mondello," Italy's highest literary award. He is a recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship and is a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. With twenty-one honorary degrees from esteemed American colleges and universities, including Yale, the University of Massachusetts, and the University of Wisconsin, Momaday holds a prominent position in academia.
As a founding Trustee of the National Museum of the American Indian, Momaday has played an instrumental role in shaping indigenous representation and cultural preservation. He also serves on the Boards of the First Nations Development Institute and the School of American Research. Throughout his career, he has held tenured professorships at Stanford University, the University of Arizona, and the University of California, Berkeley. Additionally, he has served as a visiting professor at Columbia and Princeton universities, as well as in Moscow. Currently, Momaday holds the position of Regents Professor of the Humanities at the University of Arizona.
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What topics does N. Scott Momaday speak about?
N. Scott Momaday is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics such as Inspirational, Authors, Literary, Poetry, Storytelling, Native American Heritage and Indigenous Heritage. -
Where does N. Scott Momaday travel from?
N. Scott Momaday generally travels from Arizona, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. -
Who is the agent for N. Scott Momaday?
AAE Speakers Bureau has successfully secured keynote speakers like N. Scott Momaday for clients worldwide since 2002. As a full-service speaker booking agency, we have access to virtually any speaker or celebrity in the world. Our agents are happy and able to submit an offer to the speaker or celebrity of your choice, letting you benefit from our reputation and long-standing relationships in the industry. Please click the Check Schedule button above and complete the form on this page including the details of your event, or call our office at 1.800.698.2536, and one of our agents will assist you to book N. Scott Momaday for your next private or corporate function. -
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