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Friday, August 8, 2003

James Welch, a member of the Blackfeet Nation, died Monday of a heart attack at his home in Montana. He was 62.

Welch was considered one of the premiere Western writers. He frequently used Indian subjects in his works, garnering awards from The New York Times and The Los Angeles Times. He wrote both fiction and non-fiction.

Welch's last book was "The Heartsong of Charging Elk," published in 2002.

Get the Story:
Writer 'entered soul' of Montana tribe (The Los Angeles Times 8/8)
Author Welch's words pack power, realism (The Great Falls Tribune 8/7)

Books/Writings by James Welch:
Riding the Earthboy 40
Winter in the Blood
The Death of Jim Loney
Fools Crow
The Indian Lawyer
Killing Custer:
The Battle of the Little Bighorn and the Fate of the Plains Indians
The Heartsong of Charging Elk

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