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Biography
N. Scott Momaday was born on February 27, 1934 in Lawton, Oklahoma, USA as Navarre Scott Mammedaty. He is known for his work on House Made of Dawn (1972), More Than Bows & Arrows (1978) and Remembered Earth: New Mexico's High Desert (2005). He has been married to Regina Heitzer since July 21, 1979. They have one child. He was previously married to Gaye Mangold.
Awards & recognition
- Robert Frost Medal · 2021
- Ken Burns American Heritage Prize · 2019
- Owen Wister Award · 2010
- honorary doctorate at the Blaise-Pascal university · 2003
- St. Louis Literary Award · 2000
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- Pulitzer Prize — Fiction · 1969
- Guggenheim Fellowship
- National Medal of Arts
- Neustadt International Prize — Literature · 2006 · nominated
- Neustadt International Prize — Literature · 2000 · nominated
