CREATIVES: “Neither Wolf Nor Dog” with Kent Nerburn

"Neither Wolf Nor Dog" is a 2016 film directed by Steven Lewis Simpson based on the 1996 book "Neither Wolf Nor Dog" On Forgotten Roads with an Indian Elder" by Kent Nerburn. A free special screening of the film presented by the Gayogo̱hó:nǫˀ Learning Project on June 1, 2:30 PM at Cinemapolis— After the screening, there will be a talkback with Kent Nerburn, author of the novel Neither Wolf Nor Dog and Jim Wikel, Seneca-Cayuga Nation of Oklahoma and Advisory Board Member of The Gayogo̱hó:nǫˀ Learning Project via Zoom.

Tune in to WRFI on Thursday May 22nd and Thursday May 29th at 5pm to an interview with author Kent Nerburn hosted by WRFI Program Director Felix Teitelbaum.

ABOUT THE FILM: "Against an unflinching backdrop of 1990s reservation life and the majestic spaces of the western Dakotas, Neither Wolf nor Dog tells the story of two men, one white and one Indian, locked in their own understandings yet struggling to find a common voice. In this award-winning book, acclaimed author Kent Nerburn draws us deep into the world of a Native American elder named Dan, who leads Kent through Indian towns and down forgotten roads that swirl with the memories of the Ghost Dance and Sitting Bull. Along the way we meet a vivid cast of characters -- ranging from Jumbo, a 400-pound mechanic, to Annie, an eighty-year-old Lakota woman living in a log cabin with no running water. An unlikely cross between On the Road and Black Elk Speaks, Neither Wolf nor Dog takes us past the myths and stereotypes of the Native American experience, revealing an America few ever see."