Sun Bear (born Vincent LaDuke, August 31, 1929 – 1992)[1] was a New Age author of Ojibwe descent.[2][3] He was born on August 31, 1929, on the White Earth Indian Reservation to Louis and Judith La Duke.[4] He was the father of activist, author, and former Green Party vice-presidential candidate Winona La Duke.[3]

He was perhaps best known for his Medicine Wheel Gatherings, New Age weekend campout retreats with paid workshops and activities for spiritual seekers, which were denounced and picketed by the American Indian Movement.[5]

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  1. ^ VIAF Authority File
  2. ^ WorldCat Author listing ; Bear, Sun (1994). Dreaming The Wheel (New ed.). New York: Simon & Schuster. p. Sleeve.; "A Conversation With Native American Sun Bear". Mother Earth News. September–October 1998.
  3. ^ a b "Friend of the Earth". People Magazine.
  4. ^ Sun Bear, as told to Wabun; Weinstock, to Barry (1987). Sun Bear, the path of power (1st Prentice Hall Press ed.). New York: Prentice Hall Press. p. 40. ISBN 0136534031.
  5. ^ Graham Harvey, ed. Shamanism: A Reader. New York and London: Routledge, 2003. ISBN 0-415-25330-6. pp.328-330 - American Indian Movement protests Sun Bear's Medicine Wheel Gatherings.
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