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Ed McGaa
(Eagle Man)
Ed McGaa is a registered tribal member of the Oglala Sioux and was born on the Pine Ridge reservation. He received his Bachelor's degree from St. John's University, earned a law degree from the University of South Dakota, and has studied under Chief Eagle Feather and Chief Fool's Crow, Sioux holy men. He is honored by the Sioux for having participated six times in the Sun Dance ceremony. He also served as a fighter pilot in the Marine Corps in Vietnam, flying 110 combat missions, receiving 8 air medals and 2 Crosses of Gallantry, and was recommended for a Distinguished Flying Cross.
Online resources by or about Ed McGaa:
Ed McGaa Books
Author: Native American Resources
Type: bookreview
Description: Cover art and information about four books by Ed McGaa.
URL: http://www.paperships.com/native/mcgaa.html
Ed McGaa home page
Author: Ed McGaa
Type: etext
Description: Page provides access to 6 chapters of Eagle Vision, as well as cover photos of the author's other works.
URL: http://members.aol.com/eagleman4/
Books by Ed McGaa:
McGaa, Ed. Eagle Vision : Return of the Hoop
Minneapolis, MN : Four Directions Publishing, 1998.
Genre: Fiction
Language: English
Description: 311 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. Illustrated by Daryl No Heart (Hunkpapa) &Harrisson Lone Hill (Oglala)
Oglala Indians-- Religion and mythology Oglala Indians-- Philosophy and History
Audience: Adult
ISBN: 0964517361
McGaa, Ed. Mother Earth Spirituality : native American paths to healing ourselves and our world
San Francisco : Harper & Row, 1990.
Genre: Nonfiction
Description: 230 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. Illustrated by Marie N. Buchfink.
Includes bibliographical references. Oglala Indians--Religion and mythology. Oglala Indians--Philosophy.
Audience: Adult
ISBN: 0062505963
McGaa, Ed. Native Wisdom : Perceptions of the Natural Way
Minneapolis, MN : Four Directions Publishing, 1995.
Genre: Nonfiction
Description: 251 p. Ilustrated by Rudy Chasing Hawk (Hunkpapa Sioux).
Summary : A book of truths and logic and the spirituality of the Native American people.
Audience: Adult
ISBN: 0964517310
McGaa, Ed. Rainbow Tribe : ordinary people journeying on the red road
San Francisco : Harper, 1992.
Genre: Nonfiction
Description: 260 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. Illustrations by Barbara E. Coast.
Includes bibliographical references Spirituality. Nature--Religious aspects. Dakota Indians--Religion.
Audience: Adult
ISBN: 0062506110
McGaa, Ed. Red Cloud
Minneapolis : Dillon Press, 1971.
Genre: Biography
Description: 54 p. illus. 24 cm.
Summary : A biography of the Oglala Indian who rose to leadership in the Sioux nation because of his skill with weapons and words. Red Cloud, 1822-1909--Juvenile literature. Oglala Indians--Kings and rulersJuvenile literature. Oglala Indians--Biography. Indians of North America--Biography.
Audience: Youth
ISBN: 0875180418
McGaa, Ed. Reminiscences of Lorraine Three Legs, Standing Rock Sioux Tribe of South Dakota
1969.
Genre: Oral History
Description: Microform of 14 p. typescript. Reminiscences by Lorraine Three Legs interviewed by Ed McGaa.
New York Times oral history program American Indian oral history research project. Part II ; no. 77.
Audience: Adult
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