A Great Voice for the Earth and for Belonging to Land has passed out of our direct experience but his voice, his art, his words will last forever as long as he is remembered. We must not forget what he taught us to see and feel.
2/7/24 – Joy Harjo’s tribute to Momaday in the Washington Post (2/5/24)
American Masters Film about N. Scott Momaday’s life and works. This film is a work of art as well. He’s not like anyone you know but you feel like you recognize people in him. His words are powerful in that they are skinny on description but its all there in the way the words are put together. A spirit of land is what I believe he embodies in flesh, voice, and his writing.
I recommend this beautiful little book, a masterwork of all N. Scott Momaday knew and shared condensed into these short but powerful recollections of the Earth: Earth Keeper. Published in 2020. 65 pages. You can carry it in your pocket as you travel this incredible Earth.
Susan Feathers 