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Biography of D'Arcy McNickle
Name: D'Arcy McNickle
Birth Date: January 18, 1904
Death Date: October, 1977
Place of Birth: St. Ignatius, Montana, United States
Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupations: writer
D'Arcy McNickle
D'Arcy McNickle (1904-1977) was an advocate for Native American rights and is considered to be among the founders of modern Native American literature.As a writer, historian, activist, government project manager, community organizer, and university professor, McNickle's career was as diverse as his accomplishments. His voice was heard in the halls of Congress and the halls of universities, in homes on the reservation and homes in urban America. He was an advocate for Native rights both when Indian causes were championed and when Indian rights were being eliminated. Not only was he able to speak to non-Natives about the Native world, but he talked to the Natives about the changes coming from the non-Native world. Throughout it all, he was a cultural mediator, thoroughly at home in both worlds.He was born William D'Arcy McNickle on January 18, 1904, in St. Ignatius, Montana. His mother, Philomena Parenteau married Irish rancher William McNickle and …showed first 150 words…
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…showed last 150 words…artistLucille Ball (1911-1989) American comedic actressGwendolyn Brooks (1917-) American writerSelected world events:1909: Congress passed the United States Copyright Law to protect United States authors and publishers1929: Yoyo was introduced into the United States1936: Penguin Books Ltd began a paperback revolution1944: Tribal leaders met to form the National Congress of American Indians1947: Indian Independence Act was passed1960: United States paperback book sales reached a rate of more than 300 million annually1966: Truman Capote published In Cold Blood, the first docu-drama novel1968: American Indian Movement was founded by Dennis Banks1972: Native American March on Washington1975: The Pine Ridge Reservation shoot-out Further Reading further readingOwens, Louis, Other Destinies: Understanding the American Indian Novel, Norman, University of Oklahoma Press, 1992.Parker, Dorothy, Singing an Indian Song: A Biography of D'Arcy McNickle, Lincoln, University of Nebraska Press, 1992.Purdy, John Lloyd, WordWays: The Novels of D'Arcy McNickle, Tucson, University of Arizona Press, 1990.Ruppert, James, D'Arcy McNickle, Boise, Boise State University, 1988.
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