Happy 90th, Hap Gilliland! ("Legends of Chief Bald Eagle,"..

Aka Cleburne Hap Gilliland, he lives in Billings, Montana.

"My two main interests for the last thirty years have been writing
children's books and studying world cultures. Believing that the way
to learn about and understand a culture is to live in it, I have lived
in the homes of indigenous peoples on all five continents and the
Pacific islands.

"I grew up on a horse ranch in Southeast Colorado. I still love to do
ranch work and ride horseback. I also hike and climb, and spend one to
two weeks each summer backpacking in the Montana wilderness areas."


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(a few covers)

CAREER
"Public school teacher in Richland, WA, 1950-53; Humboldt State
University, Arcata, CA, supervising teacher, 1953-60; Montana State
University--Billings, professor, 1960-80; Lake and Peniasual Schools,
Alaska, bilingual and multicultural specialist, 1980-84. Council for
Indian Education (a publisher of educational and children's books),
president and editor, 1970--. Has directed various educational
programs serving Indian reservations and chaired numerous committees
dealing with Indian and general education. Has conducted teacher
training workshops. Has been a visiting lecturer and speaker at
numerous institutions. Military service: U.S. Air Force, 1942-46."

"Dr. Gilliland is chairman of the Intertribal Cultural Editorial
Committee that selects all material to be published by the Council for
Indian Education."


WRITINGS BY THE AUTHOR:
FOR CHILDREN


No One Like a Brother, Council for Indian Education, 1970.


Broken Ice, Council for Indian Education, 1972.


Coyote's Pow-wow, Council for Indian Education, 1972.


The Flood, Montana Reading Publications, 1972.
"Various tribal legends from around America regarding 'the flood'."


Tul-Tok-A-Na The Small One, Council for Indian Education, 1972.


(Editor) The Rings on Woot-Kew's Tail, Montana Indian Publication
Fund, 1973.


Indian Canoeing (with Pierre Pulling), Montana Indian Publication
Fund 1976.
"Cree, paddling techniques, diagrams, bit of construction, birchbark,
rawhide, photos, told by Pierre Pulling who knew more about Indian
canoeing than any other non-Indian man alive."


Indian children's books, Montana Council for Indian Education, 1980.


Bill Red Coyote Is a Nut, Council for Indian Education, 1981.


(With Betty Greison and Sam Bloom) Black Hawk and Jim Thorp: Super
Heroes, Council for Indian Education, 1983.


Drums of the Head Hunters (novel), Winston-Derek (Nashville), 1987.

(with Jon Reyhner) Teaching the Native American, Kendall/Hunt
Publishing Company., 1988.


O'Kohome: The Coyote Dog, illustrated by Tanya Hardgrove, 1989.


Mystery Tracks in the Snow: A Guide to Animal Tracks, Naturegraph
(Happy Camp, CA), 1990.


(With others) When We Went to the Mountains, Council for Indian
Education, 1991.


Flint's Rock (novel), illustrated by Pauline Livers-Lambert, Robert
Rinehart (Niwot, CO), 1994.
"Three 'outsiders' form an unlikely friendship that sees them through
a crisis at their school. This story emphasizes how integrity and
fellowship transcend cultural boundaries."


Voices of Native America: Native American Ideas, Ideals, Values, and
Guides for Living: As Expressed by American Indians, Past and Present,
Famous and Unknown, and A Few Others: Including A Fable for Americans,
Kendall/Hunt Pub. (Dubuque, IA), 1997.


Alone in The Wilderness, Naturegraph Publishers (Happy Camp, CA),
2001.
"The tale of a young Cheyenne high school student who was challeneged
to spend three months alone, living off the land in a rugged
wilderness area."


Lost in Nepal : The Challenges and Adventures of a Young Girl
Searching for Her Former Home, 2005.


Wolf River (Alaska) Council for Indian Education, 2005.


Legends of Chief Bald Eagle (Traditional Folk Stories and Legends),
2005.


Halloween Vigilantes, Council for Indian Education, 2007.
"During the Great Depression, eight adventurous teenage boys decide to
make a difference in the lives of others and help change the way
Halloween is celebrated in Denver."

"Also author of We Live on an Indian Reservation, How the Dogs Saved
the Cheyennes, The Dark Side of the Moon, and Jumper; author, with
Royce Holland, Virginia Kroll, and Sylvia Mularchyk, of Search for
Identity (stories)."


Lenona.