Irvin Morris

Who is Irvin Morris?

Irvin Morris is a Navajo Nation author from the Tobaahi clan. He has taught at Cornell University, the State University of New York, the University of Arizona, and Dine College. He received his MFA at Cornell University, and a PhD in American Indian Studies from the State University of New York at Buffalo. His work, From the Glittering World: A Navajo Story is a blend of Navajo creation narrative, history, fictionalized memoir, and Navajo stories. The title is taken from the Navajo creation story about the last of five existing worlds, our own, which is called the glittering world.