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In Memoriam

N. Scott Momaday, 1934–2024

Blog by Michael F. Brown, President, SAR Navarre Scott Momaday, the nation's most celebrated Native American writer, died at his home in Santa Fe on January 24. He was 89. Momaday, a member of the Kiowa Tribe, is remembered at SAR for his long service to this...

Barbara H. Tedlock, 1942-2023

The School for Advanced Research is sad to report news of the death of long-time SAR supporter Barbara H. Tedlock on September 11, 2023, in Rio Rancho, New Mexico.

In Memoriam: Pat Courtney Gold (1939-2022)

In Memoriam: Pat Courtney Gold (1939-2022)

Very recently, we received news that 2009 Eric and Barbara Dobkin Native Artist Fellow Pat Courtney Gold passed away on July 11, 2022. Pat, a Wasco basketmaker, grew up on the Warm Springs Reservation in the mid-Columbia River area of central Oregon. In her youth, she...

Noting the Loss of Two Significant SAR supporters

Noting the Loss of Two Significant SAR supporters

We are sorry to report the passing of two longtime SAR supporters. Benjamin F. Crane, a distinguished New York attorney who served on the SAR board of directors from 2005 until 2015, died in Brooklyn on February 18 at the age of 92. Ben and his wife Sally, who...

In Memoriam Nancy Owen Lewis (1945–2022)

In Memoriam Nancy Owen Lewis (1945–2022)

With great sadness, SAR notes the passing of Dr. Nancy Owen Lewis, our longtime Director of Scholar Programs, Scholar-in-Residence, and tireless advocate, tour guide, public speaker, and prolific author. Before coming to SAR, Nancy received her Ph.D. in cultural...

Paul Farmer (1959-2022) and SAR

Dr. Paul Farmer, humanitarian, physician, and anthropologist, died in his sleep on February 21 in Butaro, Rwanda, reportedly of a heart attack.  He was 62. Eulogies are pouring in from around the world in recognition of Farmer's tireless efforts to treat patients in...

SAR Remembers Ronald N. Dubin

SAR Remembers Ronald N. Dubin

The Board of Directors and staff of the School for Advanced Research together mourn the loss of Ronald N. Dubin, who passed away in Greenwich, Connecticut, on December 30 at the age of eighty-nine.