Neither Wolf nor Dog 25th Anniversary Edition: On Forgotten Roads with an Indian Elder [Paperback]

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 Dogtells 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 betweenOn the RoadandBlack Elk Speaks,Neither Wolf nor Dogtakes us past the myths and stereotypes of the Native American experience, revealing an America few ever see.CAA story of two men, one white and one Native American, searching for common ground as they journey through the western DakotasA two-time winner of the Minnesota Book Award,Kent Nerburnis the author of many books on spirituality and Native American themes, includingLetters to My Son,Small Graces,Simple Truths,The Wolf at Twilight, andThe Girl Who Sang to the Buffalo. He lives near Portland, Oregon.“Realists wanting a truthful, fiery, and ultimately cleansing dialogue between Indian and white will definitely want [this book].”
—Booklist

“An imaginative leap that encompasses several genres in its successful attempt to convey some aspects of American Indian life and truth to American readers.”
—Minneapolis Star Tribune

“A chronicle extraordinary for its difficult truths and its stunning depths.