Mardi Oakley Medawar (born 1945) is an American novelist. Her novels mostly centre on the Kiowa and Crow tribes, and are usually within the mystery genre.
Mardi Oakley Medawar | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1945 (age 78–79) Olla, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Occupation | Novelist |
| Nationality | American |
| Genre | Mystery fiction |
Personal life
editMedawar was born in Olla, Louisiana in 1945, the daughter of an Eastern Band Cherokee father and a French Louisianan mother.[1][2] She attended San Diego State University and taught writing at several colleges.[2]
As of 2012, she lives on the Red Cliff Chippewa Reservation.[3] She has described herself as an "Intertribalist".[2]
Novels
edit- The Ft. Larned Incident (2000). ISBN 0-312-20878-2
- Murder at Medicine Lodge (1999). ISBN 0-312-19925-2
- Remembering the Osage Kid (1999). ISBN 0-553-57675-5
- The Misty Hills Of Home (1998). ISBN 0-451-19086-6
- Witch of the Palo Duro (1997). ISBN 0-312-17065-3
- Death at Rainy Mountain, (1996). ISBN 0-312-14310-9
- People of the Whistling Waters (1993). ISBN 1-879915-05-7
Awards
edit- People of the Whistling Waters, Medicine Pipe Bearer's Award for Best First Novel (Spur Awards sponsored by Western Writers of America, 1993).[4]
- Prose Fiction Writer of the Year Award (Wordcraft Circle of Native Writers, 1998)[5]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Mardi Oakley Medawar". Speaking Volumes. Retrieved 2024-01-18.
- ^ a b c McClinton-Temple, Jennifer; Velie, Alan (2007). Encyclopedia of American Indian Literature. New York: Facts On File. p. 226. ISBN 9780816056569.
- ^ Sentinel, Santa Cruz (6 December 2012). "Check It Out At the Library: More mysteries set in American Indian culture". Santa Cruz Sentinel. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
- ^ "The Spur Awards". web.mnstate.edu. Retrieved 2024-07-17.
- ^ "MURDER ON THE RED CLIFF REZ by Mardi Oakley Medawar". Publisher Weekly. Retrieved 2024-07-17.
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