Earth Keeper: Reflections on the American Land -- N. Scott Momaday, Hardcover

Dazzling. . . . In glittering prose, Momaday recalls stories passed down through generations, illuminating the earth as a sacrosanct place of wonder and abundance. At once a celebration and a warning, Earth Keeper is an impassioned defense of all that our endangered planet stands to lose. -- Esquire

A magnificent testament to the earth, from Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist and poet N. Scott Momaday.

One of the most distinguished voices in American letters, N. Scott Momaday has devoted much of his life to celebrating and preserving Native American culture, especially its oral tradition. A member of the Kiowa tribe, Momaday was born in Lawton, Oklahoma and grew up on Navajo, Apache, and Peublo reservations throughout the Southwest. It is a part of the earth he knows well and loves deeply.

In Earth Keeper, he reflects on his native ground and its influence on his people. "When I think about my life and the lives of my ancestors, he writes, I am inevitably led to the conviction that I, and they, belong to the American land. This is a declaration of belonging. And it is an offering to the earth."

In this wise and wonderous work, Momaday shares stories and memories throughout his life, stories that have been passed down through generations, stories that reveal a profound spiritual connection to the American landscape and reverence for the natural world. He offers an homage and a warning. He shows us that the earth is a sacred place of wonder and beauty, a source of strength and healing that must be honored and protected before it's too late. As he so eloquently and simply reminds us, we must all be keepers of the earth.

Author: N. Scott Momaday
Publisher: Harper
Published: 11/03/2020
Pages: 80
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.40lbs
Size: 7.20h x 5.30w x 0.60d
ISBN: 9780063009332

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 09/14/2020 pg. 78
Kirkus Reviews 09/15/2020
Booklist 10/01/2020 pg. 12
Shelf Awareness 11/13/2020