Vee F. Browne Explained

Vee F. Browne
Birth Place:	Ganado, Arizona, U.S.
Occupation:	Author of children's books
Education:	Western New Mexico University (MA)

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
• 1994 Western Books Award of Merit, Rounce & Coffin Club, Los Angeles, for Monster Birds

Notes and References

1. Web site: Vee F. Browne on Native American Authors. https://archive.today/20121220205856/http://www.ipl.org/div/natam/bin/browse.pl/A60. dead. 20 December 2012. 20 December 2012. ipl.org. 22 October 2018.
2. Book: Trafzer, Costo Chair in Native American Affairs Clifford E.. Blue Dawn, Red Earth: New Native American Storytellers. 1996. Anchor Books. 978-0-385-47952-3. en.
3. Web site: Vee F. Browne. 15 January 2019. www.hanksville.org.
4. Book: Monster Slayer: A Navajo Folktale. 1991. Northland Pub.. 978-0-87358-525-5. en.
5. Book: Monster Birds: A Navajo Folktale. 1993. Northland Pub.. 978-0-87358-558-3. en.
6. Web site: Maria Tallchief : prima ballerina ipl: Information You Can Trust. 2020-10-29. www.ipl.org.
7. Book: Browne. Vee. Owl: American Indian legends. Warren. Vic. Magnuson. Diana. 1995. Scholastic Inc.. 978-0-590-22488-8. New York. en. 31606003.
8. Book: Browne, Vee. Council of the rainmakers address book.. 1995. Northland Pub. 978-0-87358-568-2. Place of publication not identified. en. 948276658.
9. Book: Browne, Vee. Ravens dancing. 2001. 1st Books Library. 978-1-58820-996-2. United States. en. 50059439.
10. Book: Anderson. Dixie. Birds and eggs.. Bang. Molly. Browne. Vee. Curran. Eileen. Damitz. Charlie. DePaola. Tomie. Duvoisin. Roger. Ginsburg. Mirra. Heine. Helme. publisher not identified. 2001. 978-0-440-84836-3. Place of publication not identified. en. 64404065.
11. Book: Browne. Vee. The stone cutter & the Navajo maiden = Tsé yitsidí dóó chʼikę́ę́h bitsédaashjééʼ. Yazzie. Johnson. Begay Manavi. Lorraine. 2008. Salina Bookshelf. 978-1-893354-92-0. Flagstaff, Ariz.. 82772374.
12. Web site: Past Western Heritage Award Winners. 2020-10-29. National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum. en-US.