Simon Ortiz is a poet, short-story writer, essayist, and editor. When asked to explain why he writes, Ortiz replies: "Because Indians always tell a story. The only way to continue is to tell a story."...
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One of the most significant Native American writers of the latter part of the twentieth century, Simon J. Ortiz is known for his insistence that the oral tradition of his Acoma Pueblo people is the gu...
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Simon J. Ortiz stands out among major Native American writers such as N. Scott Momaday, Leslie Marmon Silko, Gerald Vizenor, James Welch, Paula Gunn Allen, and Louise Erdrich in that, unlike these wri...
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Simon J(oseph) Ortiz