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Neither Wolf nor Dog: On Forgotten Roads with an Indian Elder | 
 enlarge | Author: Kent Nerburn
Publisher: New World Library
Category: Book
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Rating:  51 reviews
Sales Rank: 33041
Media: Paperback
Edition: 2nd
Pages: 304
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 8.6 x 5.5 x 1
ISBN: 1577312333
Dewey Decimal Number: 978.0049752
EAN: 9781577312338
ASIN: 1577312333
Publication Date: August 9, 2002
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Condition: Never read copy! Bottom of book is slightly bent/warped. Still an excellent reading copy!
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In this 1996 Minnesota Book Award winner, Kent Nerburn draws the reader deep into the world of an Indian elder known only as Dan. It s a world of Indian towns, white roadside cafes, and abandoned roads that swirl with the memories of the Ghost Dance and Sitting Bull. Readers meet vivid characters like Jumbo, a 400-pound mechanic, and Annie, an 80-year-old Lakota woman living in a log cabin. Threading through the book is the story of two men struggling to find a common voice. Neither Wolf nor Dog takes readers to the heart of the Native American experience. As the story unfolds, Dan speaks eloquently on the difference between land and property, the power of silence, and the selling of sacred ceremonies. This edition features a new introduction by the author. "This is a sobering, humbling, cleansing, loving book, one that every American should read." Yoga Journal
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 An Indian Elder's Story October 15, 2008
Susan Crutchfield
This was a book club selection, and we all enjoyed it. The author, Kent Nerburn ,lives in Minnesota as we do. He has considerable knowledge of the areas described in the book, and the ways of life on the reservations. The story is written by a white man who is being "talked to" by an elderly Indian oral historian. Because Nerburn was a writer, he was contacted by the grandaughter of the elderly man. They wanted his stories recorded and passed on. It is fascinating to anyone who is interested in the perspective of the Indians about the early interactions and dealings with white men. The relationship between the author and storyteller grew over time as their respect and trust for one another solidified and developed. The book introduces us to many interesting characters and places. They actually travel many miles to see and experience the feelings and places included in the stories. I was especially moved emotionally by the visit to the "Wounded Knee". I liked this book very much,It is "one of a kind".
Best Book I Own August 12, 2008
Troy Gago
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This book was recommended to me by a friend of mine and I am glad he took the time to tell me about it. I just received my copy yesterday and I am just over half way through it, but it is safe to say this is one of the best books I have ever read. I literally could not stop reading it (until it got too late and I had to get to bed otherwise I would have probably missed work because of it.)
The book itself is refreshing in its honesty. The author, and the people in the book didn't try to make themselves look any better than they truly are. Some people will say this book is not for those seeking spiritual enlightenment, as a seeker myself, I think it cannot hurt. It contains many truths about how to live as well numerous other things that cannot be overlooked. The timing of this book is perfect and I recommend this book to anyone who has a desire to learn more about Native Americans or who thinks the Native Americans were simply on the wrong side in a battle for land.
This book may come across as a slap in the face to many, but it is one that is much needed and deserved. If you have taken the time to read through the reviews, then you are serious enough to buy this book and I promise you will not be the least bit disappointed. I have already recommended it to four friends and bought another copy for another friend and I am not even finished with my first reading of this book.
Enlightenment in paperback June 11, 2008
H. Bryant Pierpont (Tokyo, Japan)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I really dumbed onto this book and I was totally hypnotized by it. As so many have written, you learn so much from it and you feel so guilty...particularly as a white American. But you also laugh. You aren't beaten up for 300+ pages without respite - there is humorous wisdom in those pages and there are delightful experiences. Over my 54 years, I've tried to act in ways furthering civil rights. I've read so much and seen so much. Never have I seen so much in one small book. It shouldn't just be in libraries. It should be taught in schools. Great, great read!
Fantastic book April 26, 2008
Robert Boyd
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Dan, the elder, spoke the words I had only in my head but never knew how to speak. He spoke of the abuses of the past that continue today. The book is thought brovoking as well as entertaining and humorous. My only nagative is there are no thoughts on resolutions to the many problems still facing the Native Americans.
I feel bad about what happened but I don't feel guilty as I was not there during the attempted extermination and take over of their land. My thoughts don't even come close to the bias shown against red, black, yellow or brown people and to an extent to the white people from the others.
This is an excellent book. I recomend it to anyone and everyone interested in Native American studies.
FANTASTIC BOOK !!!!!!!!!!!! April 8, 2008
Shelley M. Bausch (Iowa)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I have read many books on the Lakota over the past 10 years, but I enjoyed this book more than any other book I have read !!! From the first page, I was completely hooked ! You actually feel like you are along for the ride with Kent and Dan ! He is a beautiful, descriptive writer that creates such a mood and his love for the people becomes so evident. What I enjoyed most about the book was how he tells you about 'his' feelings being immersed in this culture, and how it feels to be the 'odd man out' for a change. He tells you his true feelings--how what they say and do around him--how that affects him and makes him feel. I feel like I know Dan intimately because of how well he described him and I actually felt affection for him !!! This book had the unique quality of making you 'laugh out loud' and later crying your eyes out.....what a treasure !
Sometimes I found myself angry at Dan, but then I realized--well these are Dan's 'feelings', which you come to understand why he has them. I think Kent told this story from Dan's point of view--and also from his own---and after reading this book, I realized I was guilty of some of the things Dan didn't like about the whites. This book makes you examine how 'you' truly feel about the culture, and if some of us are perhaps, romanticizing and thinking of the Indians in the way we 'need' to think of them--not the way it really is. I am not a good writer, so I can't express in words how much I enjoyed this book. I actually MADE myself stop reading some days just so I could drag it out. I was so sad when it ended....so sad.... I felt like I had just been back to Pine Ridge and I just wanted more. I have heard they are making a movie out of the book--which I'm thrilled about ! I loved this book so much that I decided to read another book of his--CHIEF JOSEPH AND THE FLIGHT OF THE NEZ PERCE and I can honestly say that I am just as spellbound as I was in NEITHER WOLF NOR DOG. Now, believe this or not---I have NEITHER WOLF NOR DOG still sitting on my kitchen table because I cannot bear to put it away yet. It's as if having it in sight, and seeing the picture of the old rusty car and the golden landscape keeps me living in the book !
Silly, I know...but true..... Kent Nerburn is a beautiful writer and I surely hope he continues to put his remarkable talent to use.
Shelley Bausch in Iowa
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