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Eagle Vision: Return of the Hoop
Ed McGaa is a registered, enrolled Oglala Sioux, OST 15287. After earning his
undergraduate degree he joined the Marine Corps and flew 110 combat missions
in Vietnam as a Marine Corps fighter pilot. He returned to dance in six annual
Sioux Sun Dances under the tutelage of Chief Fools Crow and Chief Eagle
Feather, two Sioux holy men who attempted to return the tribe's ceremonies
back to the people despite strong U.S. Government and Christian missionary
opposition. (This was prior to the 1972 enactment of the Freedom of Religion
bill passed by Congress.) Author is also a law school graduate, J.D., and a
former Asst. Director of Indian Studies, Univ. of So Dak- 1967-1970. Other
Books: Mother Earth Spirituality, Harper/Collins, 1990, currently 20th
reprinting. Rainbow Tribe, Harper/Collins, 1992, 7th reprinting. Native
Wisdom- Perceptions of the Natural Way, Four Directions Publishing, 1995, 4th
reprinting.
undergraduate degree he joined the Marine Corps and flew 110 combat missions
in Vietnam as a Marine Corps fighter pilot. He returned to dance in six annual
Sioux Sun Dances under the tutelage of Chief Fools Crow and Chief Eagle
Feather, two Sioux holy men who attempted to return the tribe's ceremonies
back to the people despite strong U.S. Government and Christian missionary
opposition. (This was prior to the 1972 enactment of the Freedom of Religion
bill passed by Congress.) Author is also a law school graduate, J.D., and a
former Asst. Director of Indian Studies, Univ. of So Dak- 1967-1970. Other
Books: Mother Earth Spirituality, Harper/Collins, 1990, currently 20th
reprinting. Rainbow Tribe, Harper/Collins, 1992, 7th reprinting. Native
Wisdom- Perceptions of the Natural Way, Four Directions Publishing, 1995, 4th
reprinting.
311 pages, Paperback
First published June 1, 1998
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March 15, 2008
This is an exquisite, well-written novel which can be enjoyed on many levels. It is a coming-of-age story, a love story and a spiritual journey. I recommend it to adults because the book describes some violent events and some complex emotions and ideas. Eagle Vision is written from the perspective of an Indian man raised on and near a reservation in South Dakota. As the book's back cover says, Eagle Vision was written, published and illustrated by Indian people from the Plains tribes, so it might be classified as fictionalized biography. Author Ed McGaa focuses strongly on his characters' emotional and spiritual growth and offers a vision of unity among people of many cultures and religions, so the story speaks to a universal audience.
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