Background
Conley, Robert J. was born on December 29, 1940 in Cushing, Oklahoma, United States. Son of Robert Parris and Peggy Marie Conley.
Conley, Robert J. was born on December 29, 1940 in Cushing, Oklahoma, United States. Son of Robert Parris and Peggy Marie Conley.
Master of Arts, Midwestern University, Wichita Falls, Texas, 1968.
Instructor Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, 1868—1971, Southwest Missouri State University, Springfield, 1971—1974. Coordinator department Indian culture Eastern Montan College, Billings, Montana, 1975—1976. Assistant programs director Cherokee Nation, Tahlequah, Oklahoma, 1976—1977.
Director department Indian studies Bacone College, Muskogee, 1977—1978, Morningside College, Sioux City, Iowa, 1979—1988. Sequoyah distinguished professor Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, North Carolina, since 2008. President Western Writers America, since 2010.
Married Evelyn L. Snell. Children: Cheryl Williams, Eddie Williams.