Marcie Rendon facts for kids
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Marcie Rendon
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Marcie Rendon at the 2022 Texas Book Festival
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| Born | 1952 (age 73–74) |
| Occupation | playwright, poet, writer |
| Language | English |
| Nationality | White Earth Band of the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe |
| Alma mater | Moorhead State University (BA) Saint Mary's University of Minnesota (MA) |
| Genre | Juvenile nonfiction, crime fiction |
| Notable awards | McKnight Foundation's Distinguished Artist Award (2020) |
Marcie Rendon (born 1952) is a talented writer, poet, and activist from Minneapolis. She is a member of the White Earth Band of the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, which is a Native American group.
Marcie Rendon started her own theater company called Raving Native Productions. She has written many plays, poems, and short stories. She has also written two nonfiction books for kids and three mystery novels. Her first mystery book, Murder on the Red River, won an award in 2018. Her play "Free Frybread Telethon" is one of her most popular theater works. It uses humor to talk about the prison system and how it affects Native Americans.
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Marcie Rendon's Education
Marcie Rendon studied at Moorhead State University. In 1975, she earned two bachelor's degrees. One was in Criminal Justice and the other was in Indian Studies. Later, in 1991, she received a master's degree in Human Development. She earned this from Saint Mary's University of Minnesota in Minneapolis.
Marcie Rendon's Career
Marcie Rendon joined a writing program where she met Jim Northrup. He was an Anishinabe writer who became her mentor. In 1996, she started her own company, Raving Native Productions.
In 2020, Marcie Rendon became the first Native American woman to receive a special award. It was the Distinguished Artist Award from the McKnight Foundation. In 2019, she was also featured in a special catalog called Polaris. This catalog highlighted people from around the world who work in humanities.
Awards and Special Honors
Marcie Rendon has received several awards for her writing:
- 2018: Pinckley Prize for Debut Crime Fiction for her book Murder on the Red River.
- 2002: Ohio Farm Bureau Federation Award for her book Farmer's Market.
- 2002: WLA Children's Book Award for Farmer's Market.
- 1997: Nominated for a Notable Children's Trade Book in the Field of Social Sciences for Pow Wow Summer.
- 2020: McKnight Foundation's Distinguished Artist Award.
- 2020: An honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree from Adler University.
Marcie Rendon's Books
Nonfiction Books for Kids
- Powwow Summer: A Family Celebrates the Circle of Life (1996)
- Farmer's Market: Families Working Together (2001)
Mystery Novels
- Murder on the Red River (2017)
- Girl Gone Missing (2019)
- Sinister Graves (October 2022)
- Where They Last Saw Her (August 2024)
- Broken Fields (2025)
Short Stories
- "Wingless" in Never Whistle at Night: An Indigenous Dark Fiction Anthology (2023)
