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.

This collection of writings from revered Native Americans offers timeless, meaningful lessons on living and learning....

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....

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

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

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....

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

Drawing on four years of research, interviews, and 20,000 miles of travel, author Kent Nerburn takes us beyond the surrender to the captives' unlikely welcome in Bismarck, North Dakota, their tragic eight-year exile in Indian Territory, and their ultimate return to the Northwest....

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.

There is a dilemma that faces us all when we walk the complex and difficult path of life. Everywhere we look, the world seems awash in unspeakable cruelties. The list is endless, and, with every revelation, the caring heart breaks a little more. What are we to do?

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.

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.....