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Charles Alexander Eastman (1858-1939) was a mixed-blood Sioux. His maternal grandmother, daughter of Chief Cloudman of the Mdewankton Sioux, was married to a well-known western artist, Captain Seth Eastman, and in 1847 their daughter Mary Nancy Eastman became the wife of Chief Many Lightnings, a Wahpeton Sioux. Their fifth child, Charles Alexander Eastman, as a four-year old was given the name Ohiyesa (the Winner). During the Sioux Uprising of 1862 Ohiyesa became separated from his father—his mother had died soon after his birth-and fled from the reservation in Minnesota to Canada under the protection of his grandmother and uncle. There he was schooled in the Indian ways until the age of fifteen, when he was reunited with his father, who took him back to his homestead in present South Dakota. Eastman went on to become one of the best-known Indians of his time, receiving a Bachelor of Science degree from Dartmouth in 1887 and a medical degree from Boston University three years later. From his first appointment as a physician at Pine Ridge Agency, where he witnessed the events that culminated in the Wounded Knee massacre, he sought to bring understanding between Native and non-Native Americans. In addition to two autobiographical works, Indian Boyhood (1902) and From the Deep Woods to Civilization (1916), Charles Eastman wrote nine other books, some in collaboration with his wife, Elaine Goodale Eastman (who has told her story in Sister to the Sioux , also a Bison Book). In The Soul of the Indian , first published in 1911, the author's aim has been "to paint the religious life of the typical American Indian as it was before he knew the white man."

These thought-provoking teachings from respected Native American leaders and thinkers provide a connection with the land, the environment, and the simple beauties of life. This collection of writings from revered Native Americans offers timeless, meaningful lessons on living and learning.

In an attempt to gather what wisdom he could to guide his son into adulthood, Kent Nerburn published a powerful collection of essays that touched the hearts of parents and children everywhere. In this beautiful revised edition, Nerburn refines his advice and expands his thoughts.

We recognize the philosophy of the original Americans as coming from the earth we walk on, from those who preceded us. As we read the wisdom of these peoples, it is possible to feel a reconnection with our land and ourselves. This beautiful collection of the best of Native American wisdom features the thoughts of Chief Joseph, Sitting Bull, Red Cloud, Black Elk, Ohiyesa, and many others on Native American ways of living, learning, and dying. Taken from orations, recorded observations of life and social affairs, and other first-person testimonies, this book selects a wide range of Native American wisdom and distills it to its essence in short, digestible quotes that are meaningful and timeless -- perhaps even more timely now than when they were written.

This text aims to help the reader to open up to the extraordinary moments that surround them every day - if only they take the time to notice them. The author shares his personal journey in which he has encoutered all manner of teachers.

When Kent Nerburn received a letter from Jennifer, a young woman questioning her calling to spend her life in the arts, the writer and artist was struck by how closely her questions mirrored the doubts and yearnings of his own youth. Nerburn resolved that he would write his own letter: a letter of welcome and encouragement to all young artists setting out on the same strange and magical journey, sharing the wisdom of a life spent working in the arts. From struggles with money and the bitterness of rejection, to spiritual questions of inspiration and authenticity, Dancing With the Gods offers insight, solace and courage to help young artists on the winding road to artistic fulfilment. Tender and joyous, it is a celebration of art's power to transform the darkest of human experience and give voice to the grandest of human hopes.

Guidance and wisdom for young artists, from award-winning artist and writer Kent Nerburn

“Do not begrudge the white man his presence on this land. Though he doesn’t know it yet, he has come here to learn from us.” — A Shoshone elder The genius of the Native Americans has always been their profound spirituality and their deep understanding of the land and its ways. For three decades, author Kent Nerburn has lived and worked among the Native American people. Voices in the Stones is a unique collection of his encounters, experiences, and reflections during that time. He takes us inside a traditional Native feast to show us how the children are taught to respect the elders. He brings us to an isolated prairie rock outcropping where a young Native man and his father show us how the power of ceremony connects the present with the ancient voices of the past. At a dusty roadside café he introduces us to an elder who remembers the time when his ancestors could talk to animals. In these and other deeply touching stories, Nerburn reveals the spiritual awareness that animates all of Native American life, and shows us how we have much to learn from one another if only we have the heart to listen.

Krátký, ale naléhavý spisek, přibližující původní, evropskou kulturou dosud nedotčenou filosofii a způsob myšlení Indiánů a podíl křesťanství na rozvrácení jejich tradičního způsobu života. Autorem je příslušník kmene Santí, patřící k národu Dakotů, který vystudoval americké školy, aby pochopil jednání bílých, ale v srdci i v duši zůstal hrdým Indiánem. Kniha, která s přímočarostí Indiánům vlastní přibližuje podstatu indiánské filosofie a přístupu ke světu a zároveň se snaží nalézt styčné body mezi duchovními světy Indiána a bělocha.

Ein hinreißender Roadtrip mit einem Native American Eines Tages wird Kent Nerburn, weißer Ethnologe und Schriftsteller, von einer jungen Frau angerufen: Ihr Großvater Dan möchte ihn sprechen. Der Lakota-Indianer hat jahrelang Aufzeichnungen über sein Leben gemacht, mit Nerburns Hilfe soll daraus ein Buch entstehen. Kent ist neugierig und fasziniert, doch Dan erkennt sich in dessen Text nicht wieder. Als sie sich zusammen auf einen Roadtrip durch die Weiten der USA begeben, entspinnt sich ein persönlicher Austausch – unterhaltsam, streitbar und voller Ironie. Wie ist Verständnis über kulturelle Grenzen hinweg möglich, wie Versöhnung angesichts historischer Schuld? Davon erzählt dieser hinreißende Roman: eine Lektion der Menschlichkeit, der Erinnerung und des Staunens.

In "The Girl Who Sang to the Buffalo" entführt Kent Nerburn den Leser in die Welt der amerikanischen Ureinwohner, wo Träume Bedeutung haben und Tiere Lehrer sind. Die Erzählung verbindet Geschichte, Mysterium und spirituelle Reise und bietet tiefgreifende Einblicke in die Kultur der Lakota und Ojibwe.