The Way to Rainy Mountain

Paperback, 88 pages

English language

Published Jan. 20, 1967 by University of New Mexico Press.

ISBN:
978-0-8263-0436-0
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OCLC Number:
1129527
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The Way to Rainy Mountain (1969) is a book by Pulitzer Prize winning author N. Scott Momaday. It is about the journey of Momaday's Kiowa ancestors from their ancient beginnings in the Montana area to their final war and surrender to the United States Cavalry at Fort Sill, and subsequent resettlement near Rainy Mountain, Oklahoma. The Way to Rainy Mountain is a blend of history, folklore, and poetic memoir and was published in 1969. It takes the reader through author N. Scott Momaday’s own journey of discovering his Kiowa background and identity. The journey is told in three separate voices: The first voice, the ancestral voice, tells about the Kiowa by using oral traditions and myths; the second voice is a historical commentary; and finally, the third voice is Momaday’s poetic memoir of his experiences. All three voices together teach about the Kiowa’s origin, beliefs, traditions, morals, and conflicts. Not …

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  • English literature: essays, letters & other non-fiction prose works
  • Myth & legend told as fiction
  • Kiowa mythology
  • Folklore
  • Sociology
  • Literary Criticism
  • North America
  • USA
  • Legends
  • Ethnic Studies - Native American Studies - Tribes
  • Folklore & Mythology - Mythology
  • American - General
  • Ethnic Studies - Native American Studies
  • People of Color
  • Kiowa Indians