The Native American tribe that N. Scott Momaday feels most connected to is the Kiowas. "The Way to Rainy Mountain", by N. Scott Momaday " is a trip into the Kiowas history, myth, religion, and traditions. The narrator goes to visit the Kiowas when his grandmother has just died. There he remembers her telling the Kiowa's story, and he is willing to see it for himself. The oral tradition is very powerful. By means of language Aho, his grandmother told him stories about their beginning and their journey from Montana down to the southern plains.