My spirit soars

George, Chief Dan (author.). Hirnschall, Helmut (illustrator.).

Summary: This book is a collection of black-and-white drawings by Helmut Hirnschall, with complementary descriptions by Chief Dan George, some poetry, some prose. My Spirit Soars is the second collaboration between Dan George and Hirnschall. Chief Dan George, whose career started as a west coast longshoreman, became chief of his Salish Reserve, then entered on a career of radio and film, to win an Academy Award mention in 1971 as best supporting actor in Little Big Man. The title My Spirit Soars was chosen by Hirnschall, who was deeply moved at the time of Dan George’s burial, 1981, when an eagle soared over the open grave.

Record details

ISBN: 0888392338 :
ISBN: 9780888392336 :
Physical Description: illustrations ; cm.
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Edition: First soft cover edition.
Publisher: Surrey, BC : Hancock House, 1982.
Copyright: ©1982

Content descriptions

Formatted Contents Note:

Have I Left the Eagle to Soar in Freedom? -- There is a Longing -- Prayer for My Brother the Bear -- The Bear is Closest to Man -- The Empty Loon's Nest -- My Face is the Land -- I've Tried to Be an Indian -- Pity -- Let Nature Be -- To a Native Teenager -- The Earth Waits for Me -- Death -- The Wolf -- The Wolf Ceremony -- If Your Soul Should Choose a Tree -- I Never Scorned God -- A Bit of Sunshine -- Change -- We Have Lost So Much -- Honesty and Vanity -- My Soul -- Hopes -- No Longer -- Wisdom -- What Wonders and Hopes? -- Compassion -- Let Someone Else -- Love -- To a Child -- The Right Kind of Love -- The Drum Has Fallen Silent -- Once More -- When Death Comes -- Epilogue by Helmut Hirnschall