D'Arcy McNickle

D'Arcy McNickle
BornJanuary 14, 1904
St. Ignatius, Montana
DiedOctober 10, 1977(1977-10-10) (aged 73)
Occupation
  • Anthropologist
  • novelist
  • political activist
LanguageEnglish
CitizenshipConfederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Reservation, American
Alma materUniversity of Montana (1921–1925)
Oxford University (1925–1926)
University of Grenoble (1926–1933)
Notable worksThe Surrounded
The Hawk Is Hungry and Other Stories

William D'Arcy McNickle (January 14, 1904 – October 10, 1977) (Salish Kootenai) was a writer, Native American activist, college professor and administrator, and anthropologist. Of Irish and Cree-Métis descent, he later enrolled in the Salish Kootenai nation, as his mother had come to Montana with the Métis as a refugee. He is known also for his novel The Surrounded.