Somebody who makes an arrow out of wood.:)
The Arrowmaker's Daughter - 1912 was released on: USA: 7 August 1912
creates his reality and destiny.
it expresses to Momaday the belief that the storyteller creates his or her own reality and destiny. Momaday thinks the "man made of words" creates his own identity and world through the act of speaking.
Aristotle. They didn't have last names to speak of, back then. Instead of a last name, they would might say Henry "son of" [his father's first name] We see this influence today in names like Ander's son (Anderson) or John's son (Johnson}. Another way to identify a person was by adding to their first name the location they were from. A well-known example is Leonardo da Vinci. Leonardo was his name, Vinci was the town he was from. (da Vinci means "of Vinci". Another popular method of identifying a person was by what he did for a living. For instance, Fred Smith (Blacksmith), Fred Chandler (candle-maker), Fred Wainwright (someone who makes 'wains', whatever they are . . .) or Fred Fletcher (arrowmaker).
N. Scott Momaday's background as a member of the Kiowa tribe influenced his writing of The Way to Rainy Mountain by allowing him to infuse his personal experiences, cultural knowledge, and storytelling traditions into the narrative. His intimate connection to Kiowa history and oral traditions helped shape the lyrical and evocative style of the book, presenting a unique perspective of Kiowa culture that resonates with authenticity and depth.
As long as we can remember. People probably started having last names 700-400 B.C.Most people only had a single name. And names were often repeated. So it got confusing when there were lots of Johns or Marks or other repeated names.In order to differentiate one John from another, they used something about the person that identified which John. The arrowmaker was John Fletcher. And John of the Meadow, or John the Smith, or John of the Blackwood. And of course these were done in different languages.so that you could tell your famiy apart and for when at school if you had the same name as someone else your last name told you apartMost people only had a single name. And names were often repeated. So it got confusing when there were lots of Johns or Marks or other repeated names.In order to differentiate one John from another, they used something about the person that identified which John. The arrowmaker was John Fletcher. And John of the Meadow, or John the Smith, or John of the Blackwood. And of course these were done in different languages.