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Hawk Dancer
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Two freinds establish a Native American Franciscan Friary during World War II in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. Adventures... More > carry through the 1960s and into 2009. A story of three cultures: Native, Euro-American and Metis. Modern Historical fiction. < Less
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Cloudburst
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Three cultures, Native American, Euro-American and Metis come together in this 1934-2010 historical fiction. Setting: Great... More > Lakes region, a pristine wilderness community. Dynamic interplay in love and conflicts, the story features Baby boomers in thier formative years. Thisn is the follow up companion to the book, "Hawk Dancer."
The Elder prtagonists, Jacob Hawk Dancer (Ojibwe/Norwegian), and Job (Potawatomi)promote conciliation among races and classes of people. They mentor the youth of the 1960s through the Great American Civil Rights movement, American Indian Movement, and the Vietnam war era.
The first ever Native American Franciscan Order is established, the Congregation of St. James.
The kids come of age in the 70s and continue the work of inculturation, promotion of Indigenous cultures in the Churches and society. Eventualy, they are the elders. They see the passage of the American Indian Freedom of Religion Law, Aug. 11, 1978.
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Hawk Dancer: 2nd Edition
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Modern historical fiction of three cultures,Native American, Metis and Euro-American. Set in a pristine Upper Peninsula... More > woodland village 1934-2008, the story examins the relationship of local cultures. Chief protagonists Job and Jacob (born 1917) successfully overcome many traditional biases to promote American Indigenous concerns and rights. Baby Boomers (born early 1950s) of all three races and cultures advance the cause during the Civil Rights Era to the present time. Moving, possitive, multi-cultural interests. This is part one of a two novel series. < Less
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Cloudburst: 2nd Edition
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Three cultures come together in the pristine Northern Great Lakes Region, Native American, Euro-American and Metis (mixed... More > race). This companion to my first novel, "Hawk Dancer," covers the American Indian Termination and Relocation Era of 1948-1971 and leads to the passage of the American Indian Freedom of Religion act of August 11, 1978. The story concludes in 2010. Cloudburst's focus drifts more towards the Baby Boomer characters, where as Hawk Dancer revealed more of the post World War 1 and WW2 generation. Elders, Jacob and Job with the guidance of their Elders established the first ever Native American Franciscan Friary. They mentor the Baby Boomers, Randy, Erik, Dean, Trudy, Cecilia and others. These, in turn, become the parents, Elders and leaders of today. The story protrays a possitve outlook of cultural diversity and cooperation without bypassing the real social obstacles history has left us. < Less
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About Joshua Seidl, ssp

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Modern historical fiction and folk tale writer, I like to cover the villages and towns of the Northern Great Lakes region, (e.g. Northern Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota and N/W Ontario Canada.

Hawk Dancer is my first novel, Cloudburst is the follow up book. I am preparing a series of readers containing short stories and poems.

Topics and characters usually present intercultural interests among the Anishinabe (Native Americans), non-Natives and the Metis (mixed). Witty, dramatic at times, endearing.

I am a Michigan Native currently residing in Staten Island NY. I am a professed Brother (monk) in the Society of St. Paul.

Scroll down to link to the "Hawk Dancer" web site to see synopsis, more video, photos, art and several articles on fiction writing, Indigenous ministry concerns, and more. You can always link back to this page via my home page and other pages of the HawkDancer.com site. You can learn more about my books and about me via that link.

 

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