A beautifully written and poignant tribute to the Earth, from Pulitzer
Prize-winning novelist and poet N. Scott Momaday.
One of the most distinguished voices in American letters, N. Scott Momaday has
devoted much of his life to celebrating and preserving Native American culture,
especially its oral tradition. A member of the Kiowa tribe who was born and grew
up on Indian reservations throughout the Southwest, Momaday has an intimate
connection to the land he knows well and loves deeply.
In Earth Keeper: Reflections on the American Land, he reflects on his native
ground and its influence on his people. When I think about my life and