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James Welch

Native American writer (1940-2003) · United States · On the map · Writers · Died at 62

James Phillip Welch Jr., who grew up within the Blackfeet and A'aninin cultures of his parents, was a Native American novelist and poet. He is considered a founding author of the Native American Renaissance.

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Awards

American Book Awards1987
Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres

About this person

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.

Country
United States
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1940 to 2003 · aged 62