Native American Authors
Vee F. Browne , 1956-
Navajo
Vee Browne was born 1956, in Ganado, Arizona of the Bitter Water and Water Flows Together clans. She obtained her M.A. from Western New Mexico University in 1990. She has been a journalist of the Navajo-Hopi Observer, Flagstaff, Arizona since 1991, and is the author of children's books including the Navajo folktale series of stories about the Twins, sons of Changing Woman.
Awards and Honors
Western Heritage Award, 1991Cowboy Hall of Fame Award
Buddy Bo Jack Nationwide Award for Humanitarianism for Children's Books
Rounce & Coffin Club-Los Angeles 1994 Western Books Award of Merit
Books by Vee F. Browne:
Browne, Vee F.. Maria Tallchief : prima ballerinaMorristown, NJ : Modern Curriculum Press, 1995.
Genre: Biography
Audience: Youth
ISBN: 0813658179
Browne, Vee F.. Monster Birds : A Navajo Folktale
Flagstaff, Ariz : Northland Pub, 1993.
Genre: Folklore
Audience: Youth
ISBN: 0873585585
Browne, Vee F.. Monster Slayer : A Navajo Folktale
Flagstaff, Ariz. : Northland Pub, 1991.
Genre: Folklore
Audience: Youth
ISBN: 0873586263
Browne, Vee F.. Owl : American Indian legends
New York : Scholastic Inc., 1995.
Genre: Folklore
Audience: All Ages
ISBN: 0590224883
Browne, Vee F.. Ravens Dancing
1st Books Library, 2001.
Genre: Poetry
ISBN: 1588209962
Browne, Vee F.. The Stonecutter and the Navajo Maiden
Flagstaff, AZ : The Salina Bookshelf, 2008.
Genre: Fiction
Language: English and Navajo
Audience: Youth
ISBN: 978189335492X
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