Summary: The Homestead on a Rainy Mountain Creek

In his short story "The Homestead on a Rainy Mountain Creek", N. Scott Momaday discusses his lifestyle in the town of Mountain View and his experiences with the Kiowa people. He describes the house he lived in as a child and how he was born in a tepee close by while the family's house was still under construction.
Momaday also describes his grandfather Mammedaty, who was a respected and successful farmer. Even though his grandfather died a year after Momaday was born, he felt like he knew him all his life, though stories told about Mammedaty. In the same way, Momaday notes about his grandmother, who governed over the household with 'great generosity and goodwill.' Interestingly, his grandmother passed away during the time of the writing of The Way to Rainy Mountain and in that, he retraced the route of the Kiowa people from Montana to Oklahoma, ending at his grandmother's grave.
Curiously, his parents are rarely mention, signifying the importance of the role his grandparents played in his life and the values they instilled in him.