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Neither wolf nor dog, on forgotten roads with an Indian elder, Kent Nerburn ; foreword by Robert Plant

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Neither wolf nor dog

1117774208

Kent Nerburn ; foreword by Robert Plant

on forgotten roads with an Indian elder

"Against an unflinching backdrop of 1990s reservation life and the majestic spaces of the western Dakotas, Neither Wolf nor Dog tells the story of two men, one white and one Indian, locked in their own understandings yet struggling to find a common voice. In this award-winning book, acclaimed author Kent Nerburn draws us deep into the world of a Native American elder named Dan, who leads Kent through Indian towns and down forgotten roads that swirl with the memories of the Ghost Dance and Sitting Bull. Along the way we meet a vivid cast of characters -- ranging from Jumbo, a 400-pound mechanic, to Annie, an eighty-year-old Lakota woman living in a log cabin with no running water. An unlikely cross between On the Road and Black Elk Speaks, Neither Wolf nor Dog takes us past the myths and stereotypes of the Native American experience, revealing an America few ever see." --, From publisher's description

Introduction -- An old man's request -- Burnt offerings -- Talking of the grandfathers -- One wily old Indian -- A land of dreams and phantasms -- Junk cars and buffalo carcasses -- Rooting for the cowboys -- Taking maize from Squanto -- Jumbo -- Ponytails and jewelry -- The selling of the sacred -- Welcome to our land -- Tatanka -- Seeing with both eyes -- Shiny soup -- The stranger -- Leaders and rulers -- Drunk on Jesus -- Pushing -- Revelations -- Half-breed -- The song of history -- Storm -- Paha Sapa -- Wounded Knee -- The promise