David Seals
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David Seals (born April 29, 1947 in Denver, Colorado) is a Native American (Huron) writer specializing in Native-American culture and history. His novel, Powwow Highway was made into a major motion picture starring A. Martinez and Gary Farmer. Also in the film making cameo appearances were Wes Studi and Graham Greene. Mr.Seals' son Sky Seals and then- wife Irene Handren-Seals also had significant Roles.
His other published books include the novel 'Sweet Medicine' [Crown, NY, 1992], which Edward Hower in the Sunday NY Times [Nov. 1992] called a "masterpiece"; and other self-published books Zero Babel and Third Eye Theatre and The Poetic College are taught in University of Hawai'i and Cambridge University English programs, as well as scores of other schools. He's had essays in The Nation, LA Times, Newsday, and 3 scholarly anthologies: Cinema Nation, the best essays on Film in the 20th century, editor Carl Bromley [Nation Books, NY, 2000];Genocide of the Mind, editor Marijo Moore [Thunder's Mouth Press, NY, 2003]; and Eating Fire, Tasting Blood, the American Indian Holocaust, editor Marijo Moore [Thunder's Mouth, NY, 2006].
Seals lives in Raton, New Mexico and is a founding member of the Black Hills Alliance and long-time activist and supporter of A.I.M.(American Indian Movement).
His newest book is the 5-volume Confessions du Dieux, subtitled An Encyclopaedia of the New Literature, available, like the originally self-published The Powwow Highway only from the author, at 224 Pecos Ave, in Raton, NM 87740; free flyer describing it all; $20 to pay for copying and postage of the 1st Book The Confessions of Marie d'Ausay, 122 pages.
[edit] See Also
- A short biography from the Native American Authors Project at the Internet Public Library
