D'Arcy McNickle

D'Arcy McNickle
BornJanuary 14, 1904
St. Ignatius, Montana[1]
DiedOctober 10, 1977(1977-10-10) (aged 73)
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Occupation
  • Anthropologist
  • novelist
  • political activist[2]
Alma materUniversity of Montana (1921–1925)
Oxford University (1925–1926)
University of Grenoble (1926–1933)
Notable worksThe Surrounded
The Hawk Is Hungry and Other Stories

William D'Arcy McNickle (January 14, 1904 – October 10, 1977) (Salish Kootenai) was a writer, Native American activist, college professor and administrator, and anthropologist. Of Irish and Cree-Métis descent, he later enrolled in the Salish Kootenai nation, as his mother had come to Montana with the Métis as a refugee. He is known also for his novel The Surrounded.

  1. ^ Glider, Don. "D'Arcy McNickle - Gifted author of Native American Literature". Old Missoula. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
  2. ^ Kent, Alicia. "D'Arcy McNickle". The Literary Encyclopedia. Retrieved 22 May 2016.