Ed McGaa explained

Ed McGaa (April 16, 1936 – August 25, 2017)^{[1] [2]} was an American new age author,^[3] workshop leader, and military veteran.

Life

McGaa was born on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota as a member of the Oglala Lakota. He served in the Marines in Korea,^[4] and as a fighter pilot in the Vietnam War, flying 110 combat missions, receiving 8 Air Medals and 2 Crosses of Gallantry. He was recommended for a Distinguished Flying Cross.^[5]

He received his bachelor's degree from Saint John's University and a law degree from the University of South Dakota. He participated in the Sun Dance ceremony with Frank Fools Crow.^[6] Later in life he wrote books and led workshops on spirituality.

Works

• Reminiscences of Lorraine Three Legs, Standing Rock Sioux Tribe of South Dakota, 1969. Oral History
• Red Cloud, Minneapolis: Dillon Press, 1971.
• Mother Earth Spirituality : native American paths to healing ourselves and our world, San Francisco : Harper & Row, 1990.
• Rainbow Tribe: ordinary people journeying on the red road, San Francisco: Harper, 1992.
• Book: Native Wisdom: Perceptions of the Natural Way. Minneapolis, MN . Four Directions Publishing. 1995. 0-9645173-1-0 .
• Eagle Vision: Return of the Hoop, Minneapolis, MN : Four Directions Publishing, 1998.
• Crazy Horse and Chief Red Cloud, Rapid City, South Dakota: Four Directions Publishing, 2004.
• Book: Nature's Way: Native Wisdom for Living in Balance with the Earth. HarperCollins. 2005. 978-0-06-075048-0 .

Notes and References

1. RAPID CITY | [Edward McGaa, 81 http://rapidcityjournal.com/obits/mcgaa-edward/article_6f5a1954-8f79-5bcb-aed5-cbe8d3ac3782.html] died Aug. 25, 2017.
2. http://www.osheimschmidt.com/m/?p=guestbook&id=2001014 Edward "Ed" McGaa
3. http://www.paperbackswap.com/Rainbow-Tribe-Ordinary-Ed-McGaa/book/0062506110/ Rainbow Tribe
4. http://lcweb2.loc.gov/diglib/vhp-stories/loc.natlib.afc2001001.28952/ Military service in Korea
5. Web site: McGaa's war medals . 2010-01-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100703041743/http://www.ipl.org/div/natam/bin/browse.pl/A324 . 2010-07-03 . dead .
6. http://www.harpercollins.com/authors/6501/Ed_McGaa/index.aspx Harper Collins biodata on Ed McGaa