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by Gabriel Horn
Paraview Special Editions, 2003
ISBN: 1931044554
Autobiography, 300 pages
Paperback, $15.95
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ABOUT THE BOOK
Most lives are lived solely in the present. But some lives are also lived with
a spiritual and historical connection to the past. These lives grant us a sense
of hope for the future.
Native Heart is the story of Gabriel Horn and his attempt to live a
modern man’s life that’s true to the indigenous spirit of this land we call
America. As a teacher in the American Indian Movement Survival Schools, and as a
writer, activist, husband, and father, Horn presents a challenging and haunting
perspective on our “new world” culture and values. Whether it’s revealing a
genocide Western historians choose to ignore, enabling Native American prisoners
to pray with the pipe, or teaching his own Native children the lessons of nature
and history, Horn stays true to his heart and to the vision that inspired his
journey. His encounters with the “shadow people,” his relationship to the Earth,
and his quest for understanding and purpose within the “Great Holy Mystery” are
retold in this intimate autobiographical novel.
REVIEWS
“A mesmerizing mix of lyrical musings about nature and nurture, contempt for
values that destroy, rage at the powerful who humiliate and discount Indians,
and thoughtful, intimate teachings about the ‘Indian Way’ . . . . A stirring
autobiography and a revealing look at Native American activism.” -- Booklist
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GABRIEL HORN (White Deer of Autumn) is a nationally recognized lecturer on
Native American philosophy and its connection to the rights of indigenous
people, animals, and the welfare of the environment. Horn was one of the
original teachers who helped establish the American Indian Movement Survival
Schools in Minnesota and is now a professor of writing and literature. Selected
for Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers, Horn has written the
award-winning Ceremony -- In The Circle of Life, as well as
Contemplations of a Primal Mind,
The Book of Ceremonies,
and the novel Transcendence, co-written with his wife Amy. He lives in
Florida near the shores of the Gulf of Mexico.
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