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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:Native_American_tribe
poet
writer
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gptkbp:affiliation
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gptkb:University_of_New_Mexico
gptkb:University_of_Arizona
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gptkbp:associatedAct
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gptkb:Native_American_Rights_Movement
Environmental activism
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:American_Book_Award
Lifetime_Achievement_Award_from_the_Native_Writers'_Circle_of_the_Americas
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gptkbp:birthDate
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May 2, 1941
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gptkbp:birthPlace
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gptkb:Albuquerque,_New_Mexico
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gptkbp:bornIn
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gptkb:Albuquerque,_New_Mexico
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gptkbp:children
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3
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gptkbp:contribution
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Teaching creative writing
Advocating for Indigenous rights
Cultural preservation through literature
Promoting_Native_American_literature
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gptkbp:education
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gptkb:University_of_New_Mexico
gptkb:University_of_Iowa
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gptkbp:genre
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non-fiction
poetry
fiction
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Simon Ortiz
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gptkbp:influencedBy
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gptkb:Langston_Hughes
gptkb:N._Scott_Momaday
gptkb:Walt_Whitman
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gptkbp:influences
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personal experiences
Native_American_culture
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gptkbp:language
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gptkb:Spanish
English
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gptkbp:nationality
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gptkb:Acoma_Pueblo
American
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gptkbp:notableQuote
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"Poetry is a way of knowing."
"We are all connected to the land."
"I write to make sense of the world."
"Stories are the heart of our culture."
Language_is_a_living_thing.
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gptkbp:notableWork
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The Good Rainbow Road
From_Sand_Creek
Woven_Stone
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gptkbp:occupation
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professor
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gptkbp:residence
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gptkb:Albuquerque,_New_Mexico
Tucson, Arizona
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gptkbp:spouse
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gptkb:Tina_Ortiz
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gptkbp:website
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http://www.simonortiz.com
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