The Girl Who Sang to the Buffalo

A Child, an Elder, and the Light from an Ancient Sky

By: Kent Nerburn

Narrated by: Peter Berkrot

Length: 12 hrs and 55 mins

Publisher's summary

A haunting dream that will not relent pulls author Kent Nerburn back into the hidden world of Native America, where dreams have meaning, animals are teachers, and the "old ones" still have powers beyond our understanding.

In this moving narrative, we travel through the lands of the Lakota and the Ojibwe, where we encounter a strange little girl with an unnerving connection to the past, a forgotten asylum that history has tried to hide, and the complex, unforgettable characters we have come to know from Neither Wolf nor Dog and The Wolf at Twilight.

Part history, part mystery, part spiritual journey and teaching story, The Girl Who Sang to the Buffalo is filled with the profound insight into humanity and Native American culture we have come to expect from Nerburn's journeys. As the American Indian College Fund has stated, once you have encountered Nerburn's stirring evocations of America's high plains and incisive insights into the human heart, "you can never look at the world, or at people, the same way again."

©2013 Kent Nerburn (P)2018 Tantor

WOW! great appreciation for allowing me in!

Very powerful and very authentic book by a great story teller. Not sure I've experienced that many different emotions all from one book. Anger, rage, out loud laughter, tears (lots of tears), gratitude, appreciation, respect, joy, humility, shame, fear, pride, connection, dropping to my knees.

If you've ever spent time on a reservation and count your native friends as blessings, you'll immediately connect with Grover, Dan and Jumbo's humor. If you've ever felt Creators presence in the wild or connection with animal teachers, then you'll immediately connect with Nerburns experiences with Festus and the Buffalo. If you have kids, you'll connect with Zi and Ramona, and if you've ever spoken with a true Elder, you'll love Dan!

Criticism (but not really) why would Nerburn doubt ANYTHING he saw, heard or experienced? He's spent way too much time in "Indian Country" to doubt ANYHTING!!!

I always love when the author narrates

I learned a lot from this book, and so many things in my own life began to make sense. I'm grateful to Mr. Nerburn for his work, and more grateful to the Native Americans who allow him in to share their stories. There's so much we don't know about the treatment of these people when the whites were clamoring to take over this country... and so much history and heritage being lost.

Hearing the author narrate his own work gives us a greater insight to his own connection to the work and the people.

A honest reminder of what’s true

There’s a lot of wisdom and honesty that is important for all to hear. Some great humor as well.

Good look at Native Spirituality

I almost gave up half way through. sometimes it was predictable. It seem to end rather than finish.

fantastic read!

Loved the story. I wish Nerburn's books were required reading. So much heart in this journey.

Excellent! I highly recommend these 3 books!

Respectfully done and important for all of us to learn. I admire the balance achieved between very difficult and dark subjects, native spirituality and lightness and humor.

Such a gift

Kent Nerburn books are a true gift.

I’ve enjoyed spending 50 hours with these stories on audio book

WOW!

I believe every word.
I’m going to rest, think and pray outside for a little while now.

Another meaningful adventure

This book is yet another disconcerting, meaningful, yet enjoyable look into the often unfortunate Native American experience after the arrival of the whites. The descriptions of the Indian asylum were heart wrenching, but tremendously important to ôkjjour understanding of our history. The enjoyable story interwoven with this history is what makes this book captivating.

Kept my attention

Looked forward every day to listen to this. I love the details and the honesty. Very beautiful people the native Americans. Thanks