Vee F. Browne

Vee F. Browne
Born	1956 (age 69–70) Ganado, Arizona, U.S.
Education	Western New Mexico University (MA)
Occupation	Author of children's books

Vee F. Browne (born 1956 in Ganado, Arizona) is an American writer of children's literature, and journalist. ^[1] She is from Cottonwood and Tselani Arizona, and a member of the Navajo Nation, belonging to the Bitter Water and Water Flows Together clans. ^[2]

Browne studied journalism at the New Mexico State University. She obtained her M.A. from Western New Mexico University in 1990. She has worked as a journalist in Navajo Hopi Observer . She is also an Arizona Interscholastic Athletic Association volleyball and basketball referee. ^[3]

Works

• Monster Slayer: A Navajo Folktale, Northland Publishing, 1991 ^[4]
• Monster Birds, Northland Publishing, 1993 ^[5]
• Maria Tallchief: prima ballerina, Modern Curriculum Press, 1995 ^[6]
• Owl: American Indian legends, Scholastic Inc., 1995 ^[7]
• Council of the rsinmakers address book, Northland Publishing, 1995 ^[8]
• Ravens dancing, 1st Books Library, 2001 ^[9]
• Birds and eggs, By Dixie Anderson, Molly Bang, Vee Browne, etal.,(publisher unknown), 2001 ^[10]
• The stone cutter & the Navajo maiden, Salina Bookshelf, 2008 ^[11]

Awards and recognition

• 1992 Western Heritage – Cowboy Hall of Fame Award, for her 1991 book, Monster Slayer ^[12]
• Buddy Bo Jack Nationwide Award for Humanitaianis for Children's Books ^[3]
• 1994 Western Books Award of Merit, Rounce & Coffin Club, Los Angeles, for Monster Birds ^[2]

References

1. "Vee F. Browne on Native American Authors". ipl.org. 20 December 2012. Archived from the original on 20 December 2012. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
2. Trafzer, Costo Chair in Native American Affairs Clifford E. (1996). Blue Dawn, Red Earth: New Native American Storytellers. Anchor Books. ISBN   978-0-385-47952-3.
3. "Vee F. Browne". www.hanksville.org. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
4. Monster Slayer: A Navajo Folktale. Northland Pub. 1991. ISBN   978-0-87358-525-5.
5. Monster Birds: A Navajo Folktale. Northland Pub. 1993. ISBN   978-0-87358-558-3.
6. "Maria Tallchief : prima ballerina | ipl: Information You Can Trust". www.ipl.org. Retrieved 2020-10-29.
7. Browne, Vee; Warren, Vic; Magnuson, Diana (1995). Owl: American Indian legends. New York: Scholastic Inc. ISBN   978-0-590-22488-8. OCLC   31606003.
8. Browne, Vee (1995). Council of the rainmakers address book. Place of publication not identified: Northland Pub. ISBN   978-0-87358-568-2. OCLC   948276658.
9. Browne, Vee (2001). Ravens dancing. United States: 1st Books Library. ISBN   978-1-58820-996-2. OCLC   50059439.
10. Anderson, Dixie; Bang, Molly; Browne, Vee; Curran, Eileen; Damitz, Charlie; DePaola, Tomie; Duvoisin, Roger; Ginsburg, Mirra; Heine, Helme (2001). Birds and eggs. Place of publication not identified: publisher not identified. ISBN   978-0-440-84836-3. OCLC   64404065.
11. Browne, Vee; Yazzie, Johnson; Begay Manavi, Lorraine (2008). The stone cutter & the Navajo maiden = Tsé yitsidí dóó chʼikę́ę́h bitsédaashjééʼ. Flagstaff, Ariz.: Salina Bookshelf. ISBN   978-1-893354-92-0. OCLC   82772374.
12. "Past Western Heritage Award Winners". National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum. Retrieved 2020-10-29.