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Joy Harjo Biography

Birth Name:Joy Harjo

Birth Place:Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States

Profession Writer, Actress

Fast Facts

Best known as a Native American poet, musician and playwright of Creek origin
She had her daughter Rainy Dawn with the poet Simon Ortiz
She released her first musical album "Native Joy for Real" with Mekko Productions’s help in 2004
She published the collection of poems for children "The Good Luck Cat" in 2000