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N. Scott Momaday : words from a bear

Call Number

  • DVD 921 M732N (CEN)

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Languages

English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing, English descriptive audio.

Performers

Interviewees, N. Scott Momaday, Robert Redford, Jeff Bridges, Beau Bridges, James Earl Jones, Joy Harjo.

Publication Information

[Arlington, Virginia] : PBS Distribution, [2019]

Physical Description

1 videodisc (approximately 90 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

Audience

Not rated.

Summary

Words from a Bear gives a thorough survey of N. Scott Momaday's most prolific years as a doctorate fellow at Stanford University, his achievement of the Pulitzer Prize for Literature in 1969, and his later works that solidified his place as the founding member of the 'Native American Renaissance' in art and literature, influencing a generation of Native American artists, scholars, and political activists.

Notes

Title from container.

Originally broadcast on PBS as part of the series American Masters in 2019.

Special features: A reading from N. Scott Momaday's novel, In the bear's house, by James Earl Jones and Flynn Jones ; dialogues with N. Scott Momaday and Robert Redford in Santa Fe, NM ; an interview with M. Scott Momaday's former editor, Francis McCullough.

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