| Sun Bear Sun Bear, or Gheezis Mokwa, is a Chippewa/Metis
medicine man. In the native American tradition, a medicine person is one who is
a healer and sacred teacher. Sun Bear was born on the White Earth Reservation in
Minnesota, and received his early training from his uncles, who were medicine
men. Since then he has studied with teachers, both Native and non-Native, across
the country. In Sun Bear's words, "To become a medicine man you need to
study with a practicing medicine man and believe in what he does until you learn
to walk upon the fire. The medicine I have comes from a long period of time
spent working with other medicine people, and from the visions I have had."
Sun Bear taught at the University of California
at Davis through the Tecumseh Indian Studies program, although his own formal
education ended when he completed the eighth grade. He worked for ten years in
Hollywood as a technical consultant to such programs as Bonanza, Brave Eagle
and Broken Arrow. He also did acting and stunt work for many movies and
television shows.
He lectures throughout the world on his
medicine and visions, the Bear Tribe, Native American philosophy and earth
awareness.
The earth changes have already begun, Sun Bear
feels. It is for this reason that Sun Bear dedicated 80% of his time last year
to traveling and teaching throughout the United States and Europe. There is a
great hunger to know more about ways people can relate and contribute to the
healing of Earth Mother. As more and more people seek out his teachings, he has
found he can only be in so many places in one year.
As a solution, Sun Bear shares his vision of
the Medicine Wheel Gatherings with us. Last year three were held, and in 1982
four more will be held. These give us the opportunity to come together in a
large group to study Native ways and traditions with many medicine people and
teachers.
Tom will be participating and speaking at the
gathering in New Paltz, New York on September 17, 18 and 19, 1982. For
Information, write: The Bear Tribe, P.O. Box 9167, Spokane, WA 99209.
Sun Bear has authored The Medicine Wheel:
Earth Astrology (with Wabun), published in 1980 by Prentice Hall; The
Bear Tribe's Self Reliance Book (with Wabun and Nimimosha), 1978, Bear Tribe
Publishing; Buffalo Hearts, 1970, Bear Tribe Publishing; At Home in
the Wilderness, 1968, Naturegraph Publishers.
See our Tracker wares section to order any of
Sun Bear's books.
THE MEDICINE WHEEL: Earth Astrology
By Sun Bear and Wabun
"THE MEDICINE WHEEL
will become a companion to many who yearn to develop the spiritual meanings of
their lives . . ." Adolf Hungry Wolf
Sun Bear, a Chippewa/Metis
Medicine Man and his Medicine Helper Wabun, have compiled a system of earth
astrology to help guide people not only in their daily lives, but in their life
path as well. The book combines Native legends, lore and wisdom with the vision
of Sun Bear to help us walk in balance on our Earth Mother.
AT HOME IN THE WILDERNESS
By Sun Bear
"INDIANLORE FOR LIVING WITH THE LAND: To
live with the land means understanding it and the things around you. You must
think of yourself as one of the Great Spirit's creatures of the wilderness. The
land has no enemies in it. You all share the same earth. You learn to live and
blend with nature." (from the introduction)
BUFFALO HEARTS
by Sun Bear
This book expresses the traditions and history
of the first Americans as seen through the eyes of a contemporary Native
American Medicine Man, Sun Bear. BUFFALO HEARTS gives you information about the
struggle of famous Indian leaders, such as Chief Joseph, Sitting Bull, Geronimo
and others, against the white man, as well as information about their religion
and culture.
THE BEAR TRIBE'S SELF-RELIANCE BOOK
By Sun Bear, Wabun, Nimimosha and the Tribe
A guide for everyone who is interested in
returning to the land, The SELF-RELIANCE BOOK contains basic skills for
re-establishing a proper relationship with the land and all beings upon it, as
well as Native American and New Age philosophies, prophecies and visions. The
authors have been living in a land based community for the last decade.
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