The Sun Interview
The Pipe Or The Tomahawk
An Interview With Sun Bear
Meeting a Chippewa Indian medicine man on a speaking tour in 1982, what do I expect? The images get confused. Three-year-old Lucas comes shyly into the room asking, “Where’s his bow and arrows?“ I’m aware of my own prejudices against celebrity medicine men, with easy answers and exorbitant fees. Sun Bear fit neither mold.