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Marilou Awiakta (born January 24, 1936 Knoxville, Tennessee) is a Native American author of the Cherokee tribe.She is renowned for writing several books that blend stories, essays and poetry. She graduated from the University of Tennessee in 1958 receiving a B.A. magna cum laude, in both English and French. She worked as a civilian liaison officer and translator for the U.S. Air Force at Laon Air Force Base, France from 1964-1967.

She worked in the Arts-In-Schools program in Memphis, Tennessee, and formed poetry workshops in the Women's Prison.She was co-founder of the Far Away Cherokee Association, which is now the Native American Intertribal Association.She lives in Memphis, with her husband, Paul Thompson. They have three children.

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