Mourning Dove (author)
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Mourning Dove[lower-alpha 1] (born Christine Quintasket[1]) or Humishuma[4] was a Native American (Okanogan (Syilx), Arrow Lakes (Sinixt), and Colville) author best known for her 1927 novel Cogewea, the Half-Blood: A Depiction of the Great Montana Cattle Range and her 1933 work Coyote Stories.
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Christine Quintasket | |
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Hum-ishu-ma | |
Okanagan (Syilx), Arrow Lakes (Sinixit), and Colville leader | |
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Born | 1884 near Bonners Ferry, Idaho |
Died | 8 August 1936 Medical Lake, Washington |
Cause of death | Flu |
Resting place | Omak Memorial Cemetery, WA[1] |
Spouse | Hector McLeod (Flathead)[2] Fred Galler (Wenatchee)[1][failed verification] |
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Known for | Writing books: Cogewea: The Half-Blood (1927)[3] |
Nickname | Mourning Dove |
Cogewea was one of the first novels to be written by a Native American woman and to feature a female protagonist. It explores the lives of Cogewea, a mixed-blood heroine whose ranching skills, riding prowess, and bravery are noted and greatly respected by the primarily mixed-race cowboys on the ranch on the Flathead Indian Reservation. The eponymous main character hires a greenhorn easterner, Alfred Densmore, who has designs on Cogewea's land, which she had received as head of household in an allotment under the Dawes Act.
Coyote Stories (1933) is a collection of what Mourning Dove called Native American folklore.[5]