From the grandeur of the Great Plains to the solitude of the northern woods, from the intensity of a summer storm to the quiet redemption of a fresh blanket of snow, Kent Nerburn's Native Echoes pays homage to the power of the land to shape our hearts and spirits.
An Ojibwe elder once counseled Nerburn to "always teach by stories, because stories lodge deep in the heart.'' Using skills learned from Native storytellers as well as a deep reverence for the world's spiritual traditions, Nerburn takes us to an Ojibwe burial, down lonely winter roads, and into landscapes where trees have presence and the earth is made alive by the mystical power of water and light.
"Nerburn documents his life deeply, showing his belief in the spiritual world of rocks, trees, winds, birds, animals and humans. He deals repeatedly with the buffalo, that age-old symbol of Indian dependence on Nature, from discussions with a buffalo rancher to his discovery of an old buffalo sculpture that has been robbed of its spirituality by a fence that symbolizes the way Western society make
David Marcou, St. Paul Pioneer Press
"...a collection of mini-essays sculpted to reveal the profound impact of nature and 'place' on the human spirit, and idea central to American Indian philosophy and religion... In 25 meditations, Nerburn shares discoveries that changed him forever: a rock shaped like the Madonna holding her child; a forlorn trailer home on a remote Minnesota highway; a perfect dawn. It is a white man's journey wit
Larry Oakes, Minneapolis Star Tribune
"In this beautifully written book, Kent Nerburn has assembled a group of poignant and poetic essays... The author of Letters to My Son is an ardent believer in the spiritual practice of listening. From the Ojibwe tribe with whom he has worked, he learned how to 'find a message in a thunderstorm or a promise in the passage of an eagle overhead.' The voice of God speaks through the land. Nerburn als
