But it is through the spoken word that his dedication to his people's heritage is most profoundly felt. Born a Kiowa in the Oklahoma Dustbowl, Momaday was raised on reservations in the Southwest, steeped in the oral tradition. For more than 30 years, his creative accomplishments have included not only fiction but poetry, plays, essays and paintings. Currently the Regents Professor of Humanities at the University of Arizona, he has held tenured teaching posts at the University of California at Berkeley and Stanford University. They are told to be believed.
Stories are realities lived and believed.
They are true. A Mexican-American writer looks back at his family's colorful history since immigrating to L. A. in the 1920s. The event is a fund-raising dinner for the Center for Women, Children and Families in Lexington. The items in this section are standing, regular or annual events. The Inclusive Learning Community team meets monthly, every third Thursday at 3 p.m. in 104 Gillis Building on the Lexington Campus.