Irvin Morris

Irvin Morris (born 1958) is a Navajo Nation author from the Tobaahi clan.[1] He has taught at Cornell University, the State University of New York, the University of Arizona, and Dine College. He received his MFA at Cornell University, and a PhD in American Indian Studies from the State University of New York at Buffalo.[1] His work, From the Glittering World: A Navajo Story (1997) is a blend of Navajo creation narrative, history, fictionalized memoir, and Navajo stories.[2][3] The title is taken from the Navajo creation story about the last of five existing worlds, our own, which is called the glittering world.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Irvin Morris, 1958-". Native American Authors. IPL2. Retrieved December 6, 2012.
  2. "From the Glittering World: A Navajo Story by Irvin Morris". 2012. Retrieved December 6, 2012.
  3. "From the Glittering World: A Navajo Story". News From Indian Country. October 31, 2001. Retrieved December 6, 2012.


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