James Welch (writer)

James Phillip Welch Jr. (November 18, 1940 – August 4, 2003), who grew up within the Blackfeet and A'aninin cultures of his parents, was a Native American novelist and poet, considered a founding author of the. His novel ' (1986) received several national literary awards, and his ' (1974) was adapted as a film by the same name, released in 2013.

Quotes

 * Scattered in the wind Earthboy calls me from my dreams: Dirt is where the dreams must end.