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N. Scott Momaday, American poet and writer (died 2024)

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N. Scott Momaday

Native American author and academic (1934–2024)

Navarre Scotte Momaday was a Kiowa and American novelist, short story writer, essayist, and poet. His novel House Made of Dawn was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1969, and is considered the first major work of the Native American Renaissance.
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February 27

Day of the year

February 27 is the 58th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 307 days remain until the end of the year.
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