D.A.
Navoti
Multidisciplinary Storyteller
Composer
Writer
D.A. Navoti is a multidisciplinary storyteller, composer, and writer of the Gila River Indian Community.
The author of essays, stories, and the forthcoming memoir One Pima Pilgrim, his artistic work spans three landscapes — written, musical, and visual — a hybrid form exploring what it means to be Indigenous in the 21st century...
NEWS
🥇 2025 Literary Award Winner
Jan 2025 - The Tucson Festival of Books awarded D.A. Navoti with the Nonfiction Prize for his memoir excerpt One Pima Pilgrim. Learn more...
🎵 CityArtist Grant
Jan 2025 - D.A. Navoti was awarded a CityArtist grant from the Seattle Office of Arts & Culture to compose original music for a new multimedia project. Learn more...
🎥 Collective Power Fund
July 2024 - D.A. was awarded project funding from the Collective Power Fund, which supports work that incites public dialogue, pushes boundaries, and explores genre fluidity. Learn more...
✏️ Lambda Literary Writer's Retreat
May 2024 - D.A. Navoti was selected to workshop his memoir One Pima Pilgrim. Read more...