Marilou Awiakta, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Marilou Awiakta

American, Eastern Band Cherokee author

Date of Birth: 24-Jan-1936

Place of Birth: Knoxville, Tennessee, United States

Profession: writer, poet

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Marilou Awiakta (born January 24, 1936 in Knoxville, Tennessee) is a poet whose perspective fuses her Cherokee, Scots-Irish, and Appalachian heritage with experiences of growing up in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, on the atomic frontier.
She is internationally known for her poetry and cultural essays.