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If you are on a personal connection, like at home, you can run an anti-virus scan on your device to make sure it is not infected with malware. If you are at an office or shared network, you can ask the network administrator to run a scan across the network looking for misconfigured or infected devices. Another way to prevent getting this page in the future is to use Privacy Pass. You may need to download version 2.0 now from the Chrome Web Store. Cloudflare Ray ID: 661267dedf5b4e4a • Your IP : 116.202.236.252 • Performance & security by Cloudflare. War Woman by Robert J. Conley. Noted Native American scholar and author Robert J. Conley, the Sequoyah Distinguished Professor of Cherokee Studies at Western Carolina University, died Sunday, Feb. 16, 2014, at Harris Regional Hospital after a period of declining health. Conley, 73, a registered tribal member of the Cherokee Nation, was appointed to the WCU professorship in July 2008. "Robert was an important friend and mentor to many faculty, staff and students at Western Carolina University, as well as a vocal advocate for the preservation and promotion of Cherokee culture both in Oklahoma and on the Qualla Boundary," said Richard Starnes, dean of the WCU College of Arts and Sciences. "He will be greatly missed." Born in Cushing, Okla., on Dec. 29, 1940, Conley finished high school in Wichita Falls, Texas, in 1958. He attended college at Midwestern University, where he earned his bachelor's degree in drama in 1966 and his master's degree in English in 1968. Although born in Oklahoma, Conley said that accepting the position at WCU and moving to Western North Carolina was like coming home "… because North Carolina is home to all Cherokees." Prior to joining the faculty at WCU, he was assistant programs manager for the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma, director of Indian studies at Bacone College and Morningside College, coordinator of Indian culture at Eastern Montana College, and instructor of English at Southwest Missouri State University and Northern Illinois University. He also held teaching and administrative appointments at the University of New Mexico and Lenoir-Rhyne College, and served as elder-in-residence at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. A prolific author with more than 80 books to his credit during his career, Conley recently was named the 2014 recipient of the Western Writers of America's Owen Wister Award for Lifetime Contributions to Western Literature. The award, the nonprofit organization's highest honor, is scheduled to be presented posthumously during the organization's annual convention in June in Sacramento, Calif. The lifetime recognition award represents the latest in a long list of honors for Conley, including the Wordcraft Circle "Wordcrafter of the Year" in 1997 and "Writer of the Year" in 1999 for fiction for his "War Women." His "The Cherokee Nation: A History" was selected by the American Library Association as an "outstanding academic title" for 2005, and his "Cherokee Medicine Man" was a 2007 nominee for the Oklahoma Reads Oklahoma competition. He was inducted into the Oklahoma Professional Writers Hall of Fame in 1996, and he was recipient of a lifetime achievement award in 2009 from the Oklahoma Center for the Book. Shortly after his appointment to WCU's Sequoyah Professorship, he was selected to receive the 2009 American Indian Festival of Words Author Award, presented to outstanding American Indian writers who have made significant contributions to American literature. It is the only existing award given by a public library to honor an American Indian author. Conley's poems and short stories have been published in numerous periodicals and anthologies over the years, including publications in Germany, France, Belgium, New Zealand and Yugoslavia, with translations in Cherokee, German, French and Macedonian. His debut novel, "Back to Malachi," was published by Doubleday in 1986. His works ranged from short stories and essays to the novelization of the screenplay "Geronimo: An American Legend," and include titles such as "Ned Christie's War," "Mountain Windsong: A Novel of the Trail of Tears," "The Dark Way," "War Woman," "Cherokee Dragon," "Nickajack," "The Dark Island" and "Yellow Bird: An Imaginary Autobiography." Conley was known for his wit and dry sense of humor. He told True West magazine after his "The Cherokee Nation: A History" was named a top academic title in 2005, "For years I was a member of 'Academics Anonymous,' but they made me resign when I became the Sequoyah Professor of Cherokee Studies. I still have never written any footnotes, and I'm not planning to." He was the son of the late Robert Parris and Peggy Jackson Conley. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brother, Thomas; and two children, Robert Parris Conley and Vanessa Edith Conley. He is survived by his wife of 38 years, Evelyn Snell Conley; a son, Eddie of Tahlequah, Okla.; a daughter, Cheryl of Tahlequah.; four grandchildren and five great-grandchildren; and two sisters, Peggy Cline of Jacksboro, Texas, and Donna Hammond of Roseburg, Ore. Gifts in memory of Conley will be accepted by the WCU Tsalagi (Cherokee) Institute, which he founded to focus on the coordination and implementation of future projects involving WCU, the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians and other Native American constituents. Gifts may be made by sending a check to Western Carolina University, Office of Development, 201 H.F. Robinson Administration Building, Cullowhee, N.C. 28723, with "Tsalagi Institute" in the memo line; through the website give.wcu.edu; or by calling 828-227-7124 (toll-free at 800-492-8496). Office of Communications and Public Relations, Western Carolina University. Conley, Robert J. 1940- (Robert Jackson Conley) Born December 29, 1940, in Cushing, OK; son of Robert Parris and Peggy Marie Conley; married Evelyn Snell, March, 1978. Ethnicity: Native American. Education: Midwestern University, B.A., 1966, M.A., 1968. ADDRESSES: Home— Tahlequah, OK. CAREER: Writer. Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, instructor in English, 1968-71; Southwest Missouri State University, Springfield, instructor in English, 1971-74; Eastern Montana College, Billings, coordinator of Indian culture, 1975-77; Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma, assistant programs director, 1977-78; Bacone College, Muskogee, OK, affiliated with Native American studies program, 1978-79; Morningside College, Sioux City, IA, director of Indian studies, 1979-86, associate professor of English, 1986-90. Military service: U.S. Marine Corps Reserve, Infantry, 1958-64. MEMBER: International Poetry Society, Centro Studie Scambi Internazzionali, Western Writers of America. AWARDS, HONORS: Spur Award for best short story (three times), Western Writers of America, first, 1988, for "Yellow Bird: An Imaginary Autobiography"; runner- up for Spur Award for best western novel, Western Writers of America, 1991, for Ned Christie's War ; Spur Award for best western novel, Western Writers of America, and Best Book for Young Adults nomination, American Library Association, both 1992, both for Nickajack; U.S.A. West Literary Award in fiction nomination, PEN Center U.S.A. West, 1992, for Mountain Windsong ; Oklahoma Book Awards finalist, 1995, for The Long Way Home ; Spur Award for best western novel, Western Writers of America, 1995, for The Dark Island ; inducted into Oklahoma Professional Writers Hall of Fame, 1996; Outstanding Alumnus of 1997, Division of Humanities, Midwestern State University; Oklahoma Writer of the Year, University of Oklahoma's Professional Writing Program, 1999; Beginnings of Horror Award, Ozark Creative Writers Inc., 1999, for Brass ; Writer of the Year, Creative—Prose: Fiction, 1999, for War Woman, and 2000, for Cherokee Dragon ; Cherokee Medal of Honor, Cherokee Honor Society, 2000. WRITINGS: (Editor, with Richard Cherry and Bernard Hirsch) A Return to Vision, Houghton (Boston, MA), 1971. (Editor, with Richard Cherry) Poems for Comparison and Contrast, Macmillan (New York, NY), 1972. (Editor, with Richard Cherry and Bernard Hirsch) The Shadow Within, Houghton (Boston, MA), 1973. (Compiler, with Richard Cherry and Bernard Hirsch) The Essay: Structure and Purpose, Houghton (Boston, MA), 1975. Twenty-one Poems, Aux Arcs Press (Springfield, MO), 1975. Adawosgi: Swimmer Wesley Snell, A Cherokee Memorial, Blue Cloud Press (Marvin, SD), 1980. (Editor) Echoes of Our Being, Indian University Press (Muskogee, OK), 1982. The Rattlesnake Band and Other Poems, Indian University Press (Muskogee, OK), 1984. Back to Malachi, Doubleday (New York, NY), 1986. The Actor, Doubleday (New York, NY), 1987. Killing Time, M. Evans (New York, NY), 1988. Wilder and Wilder, Pageant (Memphis, TN), 1988. The Witch of Goingsnake and Other Stories, foreword by Wilma P. Mankiller, University of Oklahoma Press (Norman, OK), 1988. Colfax, M. Evans (New York, NY), 1989. The Saga of Henry Starr, Doubleday (New York, NY), 1989. Quitting Time, M. Evans (New York, NY), 1989.