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N. Scott Momaday dies at 81; trailblazing author was first Native American to win Pulitzer Prize


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FILE – Kiowa writer N. Scott Momaday, who won a Pulitzer Prize in 1969 for his groundbreaking novel “House Made of Dawn,” appears at his home in Santa Fe, N.M., on Nov. 13, 2019. Momaday died Jan. 24 at his home in Santa Fe, New Mexico, publisher HarperCollins announced. He had been in failing health. (AP Photo/Russell Contreras, File)

He was a former Stanford professor, and his novel “House Made of Dawn” helped launch a generation of Native American authors.


Originally published at Associated Press

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