2007 Ben Franklin Award Winner and PEN USA finalist.
Washaka, Jamie's first novel is based on a dream told to her by Leon Hale, a Cheyenne River Sioux man who dreamed the story throughout his life. It is a book of the heart for the whole family. (To read an excerpt click here.)
Free dDownloads of Jamie Lee speaking about Adolescence, Family Constellation Work and The Art of Growing Yourself Up will be available soon at our new store.
All books and gift items from Jamie Lee will soon be available at one easy-to-use online store.
Until then visit www.manykites.com
Sample of upcoming downloads
click below to hear an interview with Jamie Lee and Leon Hale about their novel, Washaka--The Bear Dreamer
on South Dakota Public Broadcasting
Here is another interview on her book Re-Visioning Adolescence and the Rite of Passage.
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What Key Thinkers are Saying about Re-Visioning Adolescence and the Rite of Passage by Jamie Lee
(available at amazon.com)
Once in a long while a book comes along that tells us something new and important about the society in which we live. Jamie Lee’s book on rites of passage (and the lack of them) in western society today is in this class. It gives us a new tool with which to see ourselves and our culture. Using her deep comprehension of American Indian culture as a baseline, she brings a new clarity to the mainstream culture. Lucid and exciting to read, it clarifies important aspects of who and what we are today, and gives us clues to what we may yet become.
~Dr. Lawrence LeShan (author of The Psychology of War, Cancer as a Turning Point, and The Dilemma of Psychology) NY, NY
The “Generation Gap” has existed in Western Culture for many years, indeed for
many centuries, but is more acute than ever in the 21st century. Patricia Jamie Lee describes how bright-eyed babies often turn into sullen teenagers. More important, she tells her readers what can be done about it. By reviewing the rituals used by Native peoples, and by revisiting their wisdom, she presents practical approaches that harness the power of love, and evoke challenges that empower rather than overwhelm today’s youth, too many of whom are falling through the cracks of a culture that is badly torn and in need of mending.
~Stanley Krippner, PhD (Co-editor, The Psycho-logical Impact of War Trauma On Civilians.) Saybrook Institute, SF, CA
I read Re-Visioning Adolescence and the Rite of Passage eagerly and with great interest since this subject is my quest in life. I certainly do not have all the answers, but I believe that I am asking better questions after reading this book. This book is very helpful in probing the perils and problems and joys of adolescence in a toxic society, and I heartily recommend it to those who care about our youth.
~Stephen R. Sroka, Ph.D., President, Health Education Consultants, Adjunct Asst. Prof., Case Western Reserve University
Family Constellation Workshop
March 9, 2008 from 1-4
St. Elizabeth Seaton Second Grade
The Bead People
March 5, 2008
General Beadle School
March, 2008
Dakota Conference on History,
Literature and Art
Jamie Lee will be doing a session
on Washaka--The Bear Dreamer
Augustana College
April 25-26, 2008