Neither Wolf nor Dog
1994, by Kent Nerburn
While waiting to get our next book I read a newer book by the author.
Notes about Nerburn's 1999 book,
"Make Me an Instrument of Your Peace" (a MS Word document).
Biography:
- (from
Palm eBooks) Kent Nerburn received his Ph.D. in religion and
art from Graduate Theological Union in conjunction with the
University of California at Berkeley. He has lived and worked
among Native peoples for two decades, and has written numerous
books on Native American subjects, including the award winning
Neither Wolf nor Dog: On Forgotten Roads with an Indian
Elder.
- (from New World Library) Kent Nerburn is an author, sculptor,
and educator who has been deeply involved in Native American
issues and education. He developed and directed an award-winning
oral history project on the Red Lake Ojibwe reservation in
northern Minnesota. In addition to being a program evaluator for
the Minnesota Humanities Commission and serving on their
selection board, he has served as a consultant in curriculum
development for the American Indian Institute in Norman,
Oklahoma, and has been a presenter before various groups,
including the National Indian Education Association and the
President’s blue-ribbon panel on Indian Education.
Nerburn has served as project director for two books of oral
history -- To Walk the Red Road and We Choose to Remember. He has
also edited three highly acclaimed books on Native American
subjects: Native American Wisdom, The Wisdom of the Great Chiefs,
and The Soul of an Indian. Nerburn is also the author of Letters
to My Son, a book of essays written as a gift to his son; Neither
Wolf Nor Dog: On Forgotten Roads, winner of the Minnesota Book
Award for 1995, Simple Truths: Clear and Gentle Guidance on the
Big Issues of Life, A Haunting Reverence: Meditations on a
Northern Land, and Small Graces: The Quiet Gifts of Everyday
Life.
Kent Nerburn holds a PhD in both Theology and Art and lives with
his family in northern Minnesota.
Neither wolf nor dog : on forgotten roads with an Indian elder
Nerburn, Kent, 1946-
Summary
The author of the acclaimed Letters To My Son presents a journey into the heart of Native American experience. In the tradition of Black Elk Speaks, this book records the thoughts and observations of Dan, an old Chippewa man. Dan speaks eloquently on the difference between land and property, the power of silence, and more. Distributed by Syndetic Solutions, Inc.
Neither wolf nor dog : on forgotten roads with an Indian elder
Nerburn, Kent, 1946-
Personal Author: Nerburn, Kent, 1946-
Title: Neither wolf nor dog : on forgotten roads with an Indian elder / Kent Nerburn.
Publication info: San Rafael, Calif. : New World Library : Distributed by Publishers Group West, c1994.
Physical descrip: 291 p. ; 22 cm.
Held by: NORTHTOWN CROOKED_LK
Personal subject: Dan, 1915-
Subject term: Dakota (North American people)--Biography.
Subject term: Dakota (North American people)--Philosophy.
Subject term: Dakota (North American people)--Social life and customs.
Subject term: Native Americans--Philosophy.
Subject term: Authors, American--Minnesota.
Subject term: Minnesota Book Awards.
Added author: Dan, 1915-
Added title: On forgotten roads with an Indian Elder : [Neither wolf nor dog].
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