Kent Nerburn

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.

When Kent Nerburn received a letter from Jennifer, the writer and artist was struck by how closely her questions mirrored the doubts and yearnings of his own youth.....

The teachings of the Native Americans provide a connection with the land, the environment, and the simple beauties of life. This collection of writings from revered Native Americans offers timeless, meaningful lessons on living and learning. Taken from writings, orations, and recorded...

Small Graces is a journey into the sacred moments that illuminate our everyday lives....

At once spiritual and practical, Letters to My Son has been beloved by readers/listeners from all walks of life....

A note is left on a car windshield, an old dog dies, and Kent Nerburn finds himself back on the Lakota reservation where he traveled more than a decade before with a tribal elder named Dan....

A haunting dream that will not relent pulls author Kent Nerburn back into the hidden world of Native America, where dreams have meaning, animals are teachers, and the "old ones" still have powers beyond our understanding....

Capture the beauty, power, and wisdom of the Native American oral tradition with this superlative...

Seldom does a book come along that speaks to the core issues of life with such clarity and wisdom. This profound book is deeply informed by the spiritual traditions of the West, the Far East, and the Native Americans, with whom the author has worked.

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...

In this American road novel by an award-winning author, two young Lakota boys make their way across the Dakota plains to replace their great-grandfather's sacred pipe.