Oscar Hokeah is the author of the PEN/Hemingway Award winning novel, Calling for a Blanket Dance. He is a citizen of Cherokee Nation and the Kiowa Tribe of Oklahoma from his mother’s side and has Mexican heritage through his father. He holds an MA in English with a concentration in Native American Literature from the University of Oklahoma, and a BFA in Creative Writing from the Institute of American Indian Arts. Currently, he works for Indian Child Welfare in Tahlequah, Oklahoma.
