Neither Wolf Nor Dog: On Forgotten Roads with an Indian Elder (Neither Wolf Nor Dog #1 of 3) [B0418]

2002 PB revised printing of the 1996 Minnesota Book Award-winning original, in excellent condition. An Unforgettable Journey into the Native American Experience. 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 very recent Amazon/GoodReads reviews: "Honestly a really meaningful book!! A deceptively simple story line but one that packs a lot of really important information."; "Amazing. Dan answered questions I'd never thought to ask about my Native neighbors and also revealed things about white culture I never realized. I can't remember the last time a book affected me this deeply."; "I truly do not have enough good things to say about this. It made me see a lot from an Indians perspective. Every chapter had me wanting to read just one more, each time. This is hands down the best book I have ever read."; "Expands your worldview. I appreciate that it isn't purely white-bashing. Some very tough sections to read due to the trauma white Americans made Native Americans undergo."; "Something about this book is healing. When Dan is telling his stories to Nerburn, I feel as though he is talking to me. Dan often talks with a righteous anger; yet, he is filled with compassion and sadness for the state of America. He does not expect Nerburn to understand just by listening, so he takes him places to see through Indian eyes. There is value in this wisdom. I was also raised in white America. I am grateful to have read these words, being taken along on this journey, and recognize this land from an entirely different perspective."