James Welch (writer)
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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] considered a founding author of the Native American Renaissance. 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.
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Born | (1940-11-18)November 18, 1940 Browning, Montana, U.S. |
Died | August 4, 2003(2003-08-04) (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) |
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In 1997 Welch received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Native Writers' Circle of the Americas.[2]