Mardi Oakley Medawar
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Mardi Oakley Medawar | |
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| Born | 1945 (age 78–79) Olla, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Occupation | Novelist |
| Nationality | American |
| Genre | Mystery fiction |
Mardi Oakley Medawar (born 1945) is a novelist of Eastern Band Cherokee descent who lives on the Red Cliff Chippewa Reservation. Her novels mostly centre on Kiowa and Crow tribes, and are usually within the mystery genre.
Personal life[edit]
Medawar was born in Olla, Louisiana in 1945, the daughter of a father she identifies as being Eastern Band Cherokee and a French Louisianan mother.[1][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]
- Medicine Pipe Bearer's Award for Best First Western Novel (Western Writers of America, 1994).
- Prose Fiction Writer of the Year Award (Wordcraft Circle of Native Writers, 1998)
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ McClinton-Temple, Jennifer; Velie, Alan (2007). Encyclopedia of American Indian Literature. New York: Facts On File. p. 226. ISBN 9780816056569.
- ^ "Mardi Oakley Medawar". Speaking Volumes. Retrieved 2024-01-18.
External links[edit]
- Interview with American Western magazine • www.readthewest.com website got hacked/squatted/hijacked way back in 2008
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