Philip H. Red Eagle

Philip H. Red Eagle is of Dakota and Puget Sound Salish heritage. Philip was raised in the Northwest, including Sitka, Alaska, where he graduated from Sitka Senior High School in 1963. He holds two degrees from the University of Washington—a BFA in Metal Design from the School of Art (1983) and a BA in Editorial Journalism from the School of Communications (1987). Philip’s poetry, fiction, essays and reviews appear in Art Access, Encyclopedia of North American Indians, Humanities Today, Nobody's Orphan Child (Anthology), Northwest Ethnic News, The Raven Chronicles, Red Ink, and the Seattle Arts Commission Newsletter—Diverse Views, Guest Editor Series. His novel, Red Earth: A Vietnam Warrior's Journey, was re-published in paperback by Holy Cow Press (2007). Philip has been part of the Canoe Nations Program for the past decade. The focus of the use of these canoes has been in canoe journeys which encourage group cooperation, discipline, and cultural pride. This is a growing program which has no single leader. The leadership comes from the canoe societies of each tribe and various spiritual and cultural persons from the area.