James Welch

James Welch (born November 18, 1940 in Browning , Montana , † August 4, 2003 in Missoula , Montana) was a Native American writer.

Life

James Welch's father was of the Blackfoot tribe , his mother that of the Gros Ventre Indians. Welch grew up on the Blackfoot and Fort Belknap Reservations . He studied at the University of Minnesota and at the University of Montana - Missoula with Richard Hugo . He graduated with a bachelor's degree in 1964 and then continued on with the University of Montana Masters program.

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In his poems and novels, Welch addresses the conflicts with contemporary American culture and attempts to regain Indian identity through anchoring it in tribal and family history.

Poems (selection)

Riding the Earthboy 40 (1971)

Novels (selection)

Winter in the Blood (1974, dt .: Winter in the blood )
The death of Jim Loney (1979)
Fools Crow (1986)
The indian lawyer (1990)

Web links

Literature by and about James Welch in the catalog of the German National Library
Short biography and reviews of works by James Welch at perlentaucher.de
Book reviews at Poetryfoundation.org

Individual evidence

^ Wolfgang Saxon: James Welch, 62, an Indian Who Wrote About the Plains . In: New York Times. dated August 9, 2003.
↑ James Welch, Fools Crow: A Novel . In: Texts by and about Natives: Commentary. Center for the Study of the Pacific Northwest, University of Washington .

personal data
SURNAME	Which, James
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American Indian writer
DATE OF BIRTH	November 18, 1940
PLACE OF BIRTH	Browning , Montana
DATE OF DEATH	August 4, 2003
Place of death	Missoula , Montana

[1] Wolfgang Saxon: James Welch, 62, an Indian Who Wrote About the Plains . In: New York Times. dated August 9, 2003.

[2] James Welch, Fools Crow: A Novel . In: Texts by and about Natives: Commentary. Center for the Study of the Pacific Northwest, University of Washington .