Louis Owens

Louis Owens (Lompoc July 18, 1948 - Albuquerque, July 25, 2002) was a novelist and scholar of Choctaw, Cherokee, and Irish-American descent. He is known for a series of Native-themed mystery novels and for his contributions to the then-fledgling field of Native American Studies. Owens committed suicide in 2002.

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