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Marilou Awiakta
Bio
Born in Knoxville, Tennessee, in 1936, Marilou Awiakta is a seventh-generation Appalachian native and self-described Cherokee-Appalachian poet, storyteller, and essayist.
Reading Materials
Poems:
When Earth Becomes An It by Marilou Awiakta
An Indian Walks in Me by Marilou Awiakta
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