David Seals

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David Seals (born April 29, 1947 in Denver, Colorado) is an American writer specializing in Native-American culture and history. His novel, Powwow Highway was made into a major motion picture starring A. Martinez and Gary Farmer. Also in the film making cameo appearances were Wes Studi and Graham Greene. Mr.Seals' son Sky Seals and then- wife Irene Handren-Seals also had significant Roles.

His other published books include the novel 'Sweet Medicine' [Crown, NY, 1992], which Edward Hower in the Sunday NY Times {Nov. 1992] called a "masterpiece"; and other self-published books 'Zero Babel' and 'Third Eye Theatre' and 'The Poetic College' are taught in University of Hawai'i and Cambridge University English programs, as well as scores of other schools. He's had essays in The Nation, LA Times, Newsday, and 3 scholarly anthologies: 'Cinema Nation', the best essays on Film in the 2oth century, editor Carl Bromley [Nation Books, NY, 2000];'Genocide of the Mind', editor Marijo Moore {Thunder's Mouth Press, NY, 2003]; and 'Eating Fire, Tasting Blood, the American Indian Holocaust', editor Marijo Moore {Thunder's Mouth, NY, 2006].

Webpages with more info and pictures include www.westendprod.com/Sweet.html and a review of his years in Libya at www.geocities.com/Athens/8744/dsreview.html, and Native American works www.ipl.org/div/natam/bin/browse.pl/A461

Seals lives in Raton, New Mexico and is a founding member of the Black Hills Alliance and long-time activist and supporter of A.I.M.(American Indian Movement).

His newest book is the 5-volume 'Confessions du Dieux', subtitled 'An Encyclopaedia of the New Literature', available, like the originally self-published 'The Powwow Highway' only from the author, at 224 Pecos Ave, in Raton, NM 87740; free flyer describing it all; $20 to pay for copying and postage of the 1st Book 'The Confessions of Marie d'Ausay', 122 pages.