Native American Sweat Lodge by Joseph Bruchac

Joseph Bruchac is a writer, storyteller, proud Nulhegan Abenaki citizen and respected Elder among his people. He lives in the Adirondack Mountains foothills town of Greenfield Center, New York, in the same house where his maternal grandparents raised him. Much of Joseph's writing draws on that land and his Native American ancestry. Although his northeastern American Indian heritage is only one part of an ethnic background that includes Slovak and English blood, those Native roots are the ones by which he has been most nourished. He works extensively on projects involving the preservation of Abenaki culture, language and traditional Native skills, including performing traditional and contemporary Abenaki music with the Dawnland Singers. Joseph is the author of more than 140 books for children and adults. He discusses Native culture in his books and presents storytelling programs at dozens of elementary and secondary schools each year as a visiting author.