Author Description

From title page: Voices of Native America: Native American Ideas, Ideals, Values, and Guides for Living; as expressed by American Indians, past and present, famous and unknown; and a few others. Including 'A Fable for Americans.' / Collected, Selected, and Edited by Splits-The-Rock (Hap Gilland) Published in cooperation with the non-profit Council for Indian Education, Billings, Montana. Contents: Pride - Tradition - Spirituality - Nature and Us - Memories - Story Tellers - A Fable for Americans - History - Peace - Different Values - Freedom - Keep Your Culture But Move On - Education: The Challenge - A Song for Today, and Tomorrow. Illustrated with black-and-white drawings and photographs. Includes: Index of Illustrators - Index of Authors and Speakers Quoted - Index of Tribes - Index of Topics. In addition to more than thirty-five years working with Native American Education in Montana, Alaska and California, Dr. Gilliland has lived with indigenous families and worked with their educational problems on all five continents, as well as the Pacific Islands. He is author of seven college text-books, including 'Teaching the Native American,' now in its fourth edition, and conducts workshops on Native American education throughout the US. He has written fifteen children's books on Indian life and culture, two novels, and a book on animal tracks and tracking; he has edited more than one hundred children's books dealing with Native American themes.