Marcie Rendon Named McKnight Distinquished Artist
arcie Rendon is tribal citizen of the White Earth Nation, whose work focuses on the lives of Native people. Based in Minneapolis, Rendon’s career spans several decades and her writing cross-cuts several different literary forms including novels, plays, and poetry. In 2020, she became the first Native American woman to receive the McKnight Distinguished Artist Award. This audio profile was produced for KFAI’s MinneCulture by Dixie Treichel.