The Road to Rainy Mountain was written in 1969 by Pulitzer Prize-winning author N. Scott Momaday. The novel is about Scott Momaday's Kiowa ancestors and their journey from the Montana region to Fort Sill near Rainy Mountain, Oklahoma, where their surrender to the United States Cavalry took place. In The Way to Rainy Mountain, Momaday traces his ancestral roots back to the beginning of the Kiowa tribe while not only learning more about the Kiowa people, but rediscovering himself and what his true identity is. The death of his grandmother prompted Momaday to do further research into his family's background. To better help connect him with his ancestral roots, Momaday returns to Rainy Mountain to visit the grave of his recently deceased grandmother where the spirit of the Kiowa tribe was thought to be very strong. Scott Momaday's grandmother was thought to be the last of the Kiowa; with his death came the death of Kiowa culture. Momaday didn't want to let such a spiritual people who meant so much to him be forgotten, so he created The Way to Rainy Mountain with that motivation. As Momaday travels through each of the Kiowa's mythical stories, he begins to learn much about his ancestors and, in turn, himself. After reading the novel, it is obvious to the reader that from beginning to end, Momaday has grown immensely and has an increased sense of knowledge and appreciation for his Kiowa ancestors and their spiritual way of life. As Scott Momaday created his world-famous novel, The Way to Rainy Mountain, his relationship to past events greatly contributed to the book's overall meaning in three main ways. Over the course of the novel, Momaday uses his memories of the past to help understand Kiowa myths and a...... middle of paper ...... journey to self-discovery. I recommend people read this book because it is the first book ever written in the circular time stream format which truly is an enjoyable roller coaster ride for the reader when they are able to hear a myth, then read what the story proves actually happened, and finally, finish with the narrator's personal opinions on the subject; what an experience! This book greatly influenced me for the better, as I not only discovered the almost lost culture of the Kiowa, but like Momaday, I became more interested in my own roots and began to do my own research into my family ! "The Path to Rainy Mountain: Characters". 2005. January 2, 2010..Momaday, N. Scott. The path to the rainy mountain. New York: University of New Mexico, 1977. Print.