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The Importance of Indigenous Literature

Posted by Laura on October 16, 2023

Only 1.5% of children’s books are written by Indigenous authors. Young adult author Brian Young is looking to change that. Young is an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation. He grew up on the Navajo Reservation and later graduated from Yale University and Columbia University. He has published two children’s books, Healer of the Water Monster and Heroes of the Water Monster. He also won many awards for his writing including the American Indian Youth Literature Award and Bank Street’s…

Current Graduate Students by Area

Posted by NAU Org Growth and Eff Initiative on November 20, 2019

Current Graduate Students by Area Ph.D. Applied Linguistics MFA Creative Writing MA Literature MA Professional Writing MA Rhetoric, Writing, and Digital Media Studies (RWDMS) MA Teaching English as a Second Language (TESL)  

Upcoming events

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2026 Bryant Nagel Speaker: Author Nnedi Okorafor »

Mar. 25, 2026
4:00 PM – 5:30 PM

Ashurst Auditorium (11)
Department of English
Location
Room 140 Building 18
Liberal Arts
705 S. Beaver Street
Flagstaff, AZ 86011-6032
Mailing Address
P.O. Box 6032
Flagstaff, AZ 86011-6032
Email
english@nau.edu
Phone
928-523-4911