James Welch | |
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&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Jameswelch.jpg) Welch in 2000 after being knighted and awarded an honorary medal by France | |
| Born | November 18, 1940 Browning, Montana, U.S. |
| Died | August 4, 2003 (aged 62) Missoula, Montana, U.S. |
| Occupation | Author, educator |
| Nationality | American (Blackfeet, A'aninin) |
| Education | University of Montana (BA) |
| Literary movement | Native American Renaissance |
| Notable works | Winter in the Blood (1974) Fools Crow (1986) |
| Spouse |
Lois Monk (m. 1968) |
James Phillip Welch Jr. (November 18, 1940 – August 4, 2003), who grew up within the Blackfeet and A'aninin cultures of his parents, was a Native American novelist and poet.[1]He is considered a founding author of the Native American Renaissance.[2] His novel Fools Crow (1986) received several national literary awards, and his debut novel Winter in the Blood (1974) was adapted as a film by the same name, released in 2013.
In 1997 Welch received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Native Writers' Circle of the Americas.[3]
- ^ [Selden, Ron. "Acclaimed Author James Welch Dies." indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com. Indian Country. August 17, 2003. Web. May 18, 2016.] [1] Archived October 19, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Beloved Literary Couple Establishes UM Native American Visiting Writer Fund | University of Montana". www.umt.edu. Retrieved October 14, 2024.
- ^ Lundquist, Suzanne Evertsen (2004). Native American Literatures: an introduction. New York: Continuum International Publishing Group. p. 80. ISBN 978-0826415998. OCLC 55801000.