AAPBFeb 8, 2024

It is with a heavy heart that we remember N. Scott Momaday, the first Native American to receive the Pulitzer Prize, who passed away recently.

In 1993, Momaday sat down for a documentary about his life, delving into his Native American heritage and childhood, and reading segments from his novels.

To watch the full program, visit https://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-022f33d5c32

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Momaday: Voice of the West

Half-hour portrait of writer N. Scott Momaday. Funded by Pacific Mountain Network (PMN). Accepted for PBS broadcast in 1993; PMN feed in November 1993. Received Honorable Mention, PMN “Best of the West” Awards, 1993; regional Emmy for Outstanding Program Achievement: Biographical/Historical Documentary, 1993. Distributed by PBS Adult Learning Service and PBS Video, 1996.

American Archive of Public Broadcasting
JJ BlueFeb 1, 2024
https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/012924_momaday_obit/ Elder #Momaday translations. A blessing in words.
Longtime UA Prof. N. Scott Momaday, first Native winner of Pulitzer Prize for fiction, dead at 89 | Obituary

N. Scott Momaday, the much-lauded author of "House Made of Dawn" and for years a professor at the University of Arizona, has died at age 89.

TucsonSentinel.com
Show threadHistoPol (#HP) 🏴 🇺🇸 🏴Sep 26, 2023

@Sabi @Tami

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...Viele kennen vermutlich noch das "Carpe diem" (nütze/pflücke den Tag) aus dem Club der Toten Dichter.
So ist es gemeint.

Wer es noch etwas philosophischer mag, es gibt hier ein tolles Zitat vom Pulitzer-Preis-Gewinner M. Scott #Momaday

"Wir sind, was wir uns vorstellen. Unsere Existenz besteht in unserer Vorstellung von uns selbst. Unser bestes Schicksal ist es, uns zumindest vollständig vorzustellen, wer und was und dass wir sind. Die...