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Luci Tapahonso was born in Shiprock, New Mexico where she grew up on a farm within the Navajo culture. Tapahonso received her B.A. and M.A in 1980 and 1983 respectively from the University of New Mexico. She has taught as assistant professor of English at University of New Mexico and the University of Kansas, Lawrence. Tapahonso has served on the Board of Directors at the Phoenix Indian Center, was a member of the New Mexico Arts Commission Literature Panel, steering committee of //Returning the Gift Writers Festival,// Kansas Arts Commission Literature Panel, Phoenix Arts Commission, Telluride Institute Writers Forum Advisory Board, and commissioner of Kansas Arts Commission. She is a memeber of the Modern Language Association, Poets and Writers, Inc., Association of American Indian and Alaska Native Professors, and New Mexico Endowment for the Humanities.

Awards and Honors
1.Southwestern Assoc. Indian Affairs Literature Fellowship, 1981 2.Excellent Instructor Award, U. of New Mexico, 1985 3.New Mexico Eminent Scholar award, New Mexico Commission of Higher Education, 1989 4. Award for Best Poetry from the Mountains and Plain's Booksellers Association, 1998 5. Wordcraft Circle Storyteller of the Year (Readings/Performance) Award, 1999

**Tapahonso, Luci. Saanii Dahataal, the women are singing : poems and stories** Tucson : University of Arizona Press, 1993.
 * Genre:** Poetry / Short Stories
 * Language:** English and Navajo
 * Audience:** Adult

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