About
D.A. Navoti is a multidisciplinary storyteller, composer, and writer of the Gila River Indian Community. The author and curator of essays, stories, and multimedia exhibits, his artistic work spans three landscapes — written, musical, and visual — a hybrid form maximizing Indigenous futures.
News
CRAFT Editors Choice – D. A. Navoti’s Residential School Requiem, an excerpt from his memoir-in-progress, One Pima Pilgrim, was selected as an editors’ choice for the 2024 Memoir Excerpt and Essay Contest. Read Residential School Requiem...
2025 Art Projects Award – 4Culture awarded D.A. Navoti an Arts Project grant to produce a series of short films. Learn about the award…
2025 Literary Award Winner – The Tucson Festival of Books awarded D.A. Navoti with the Nonfiction Literary Award for his memoir excerpt One Pima Pilgrim. Learn more…
Events
2026
- Coming Soon! ~ The Superhumanities Part II & III
2025
- Oct 2 ~ Symphonic Memoir, Part I of The Superhumanities Series, Seattle, WA
- Apr 29 ~ Poetry in Public with D.A. Navoti, José Luis Montero, and Guests, Seattle, WA
- Apr 26 ~ . . . and then . . . (a roundtable discussion about art), Seattle, WA
- Mar 16 ~ Tomorrow’s Bestsellers Today, Tucson, AZ
2024
- Nov 1 ~ Nonfiction for No Reason, Seattle, WA
2023
- Oct 17 ~ Meet the Writers of Expand Upon: Healthcare, Podcast
- Jun 1 – Sept 1 ~ O’otham Rhapsode Exhibition, Seattle, WA
- May 20 ~ Queer and Courageous: Stories of Existence and Resistance, Seattle, WA
- Apr 3 ~ Know Your Worth Workshop for Artists, Virtual
- Mar 11 ~ Babaylans, Griots, and Culture Keepers – Memoir As Collective Storytelling, AWP Seattle
- Jan 5 ~ Into the Convergence Zone, Bothell, WA
2022
- Oct 1 ~ The BIPOC Writer’s Toolkit: Strategies for Funding Applications, Seattle, WA
- Sep 22 ~ Community Write-in with D.A. Navoti, Seattle, WA
2021
- Oct 16 ~ The BIPOC Writer’s Toolkit: Market Your Work with Content Strategy, Seattle, WA
- Oct 7 ~ Spooky & Suspenseful Community Write-in with D.A. Navoti, Seattle, WA
- Oct 1 ~ The BIPOC Writer’s Toolkit: Strategies for Funding Applications, Seattle, WA
- May 8 & 15 ~ The BIPOC Writers Toolkit: Project Manage Your Writing Life!, Seattle, WA
- Jan 23 ~ The Indigenous Writer’s Toolkit: How to Launch Your Craft, Seattle, WA
2020
- Feb 1 ~ Making Time: Everything You Need to Know About Residencies, Seattle, WA
- Sep 19 ~ The Indigenous Writer’s Toolkit: Strategies for Funding Applications, Seattle, WA