The Native American Book of Wisdom (Native People, Native Ways Series) [Paperback]

White Deer of Autumn (Author), White (Author), Shonto W. Begay (Illustrator)

Book Description

Series: Native People, Native Ways Series | Publication Date: September 1992

A collection of stories focusing on the spiritual and medicine man traditions of the Native American.

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About the Author

Noted author and lecturer Gabriel Horn was given the name ''White Deer of Autumn'' by his uncles, Meta comet and Nippawanock, and by Princess Red Wing of the Narragansett tribe, Wampanoag nation. He has taught in reservation schools, American Indian Movement (AIM) survival schools, public schools, and junior colleges. He helped develop the curriculum and was head teacher at the Red School House in St. Paul, Minnesota. He was cultural arts director of the Minneapolis American Indian Center from 1980 to 1982 and helped establish the Minneapolis American Indian Art Gallery and the Living Traditions Museum. For his work in Indian rights, he was nominated for the Human Rights Award in the state of Minnesota. Gabriel Horn has a master's degree in English and currently devotes his time to lecturing, teaching, and writing. He is a teacher in Florida as well as a member of the National Committee on American Indian History and an advisor to the Native American national newspaper, Indigenous Thought. He lives on the Florida coast with his wife, Simone, an Ojibway, close to Mother Earth and the natural world that is so precious to him. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 12 and up
  
• Paperback: 88 pages
• Publisher: Beyond Words Publishing (September 1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0941831744
• ISBN-13: 978-0941831741
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.4 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.1 ounces
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,740,600 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #40 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Religion & Spirituality > Earth-Based Religions > Native American

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