N. Scott Momaday

Birth : 1934-02-27,

History

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.

Profile

Movies

Sky Island

The desert wilderness of New Mexico's Jemez Mountains

Return to Rainy Mountain

Self

Return to Rainy Mountain is a feature length documentary film that tells the story of N. Scott Momaday. It is a personal account of his life and legacy told in his own voice, and in the voice of his daughter Jill. Momaday speaks of his Kiowa roots, family, literature, oral tradition, nature, identity, and the sacred and important things that have shaped his life.