Ed McGaa
Ed McGaa (born Pine Ridge Indian Reservation) is a member of the Oglala Lakota, and American author.
Life
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 participated six times in the Sun Dance ceremony.[1]
He served in the Marines in Korea.[2] He 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.[3]
Works
- Reminiscences of Lorraine Three Legs, Standing Rock Sioux Tribe of South Dakota, 1969. Oral History
- Red Cloud, Minneapolis: Dillon Press, 1971. ISBN 0875180418
- Mother Earth Spirituality : native American paths to healing ourselves and our world, San Francisco : Harper & Row, 1990. ISBN 0062505963
- Rainbow Tribe: ordinary people journeying on the red road, San Francisco: Harper, 1992. ISBN 0062506110
- Native Wisdom: Perceptions of the Natural Way. Minneapolis, MN: Four Directions Publishing. 1995. ISBN 0964517310. http://books.google.com/books?id=cq0UmetFb1kC&printsec=frontcover&dq=inauthor:Ed+inauthor:McGaa&cd=2#v=onepage&q=&f=false.
- Eagle Vision: Return of the Hoop, Minneapolis, MN : Four Directions Publishing, 1998. ISBN 0964517361
- Nature's Way: Native Wisdom for Living in Balance with the Earth. HarperCollins. 2005. ISBN 9780060750480. http://books.google.com/books?id=5-JafqBn6fwC&printsec=frontcover&dq=inauthor:Ed+inauthor:McGaa&cd=1#v=onepage&q=&f=false.
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