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N. Scott Momaday, 1934–2024

N. Scott Momaday, 1934–2024

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 institution: as a Katrin Lamon Resident...
In Memoriam: Pat Courtney Gold (1939-2022)

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...

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...