About Jamie Lee

Thank you for visiting my site. Although I have far too many passions, this website will focus on my passion for writing fiction and for envisioning a world where people can and do live together in a loving and rich way. My blog will wander in and out of my interests in education, human develop-ment, and writing. Milt set up my new site so the recent blog post will appear (like magic) on the front page. Too cool.

When I was a little girl, I always collected rocks where ever I went. Now, my stories seem to expand this into true passion. A recent novel is about a girl who falls in love with a stone. You can read an excerpt by clicking here.

Global Passageways

Jamie is currently serving on the Advisory Council for a group of active creators in the world who are focusing on youth development and the rite of passage. Watch for more information on this important movement and check out Jamie's book Re-Visioning Adolescence and the Rite of Passage at Amazon.com

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Jamie was invited to speak at the Dakota History Conference. Watch the flash movie as Jamie talks about Washaka - The Bear Dreamer, and how she met Leon Hale, whose dream was the basis for the book.

Jamie Lee's Blog

God Night

I feel like I am coming home to myself at last. I needed a bit of summer to restore my spirit. Today I went to the park and built Bead People underneath a tree. It is so strange how those little characters can restore my equilibrium. The project itself is beginning to grow outside of my own creations. My daughter, Nichol, has started the first outside Chapter of Friends of The Bead People in Lincoln, NE. And, in typical Nichol style, she has created a beautiful, enchanted booth that makes me want to go to Lincoln and build a few just to sit inside of it. She called the other night and t... Read More

Posted: June 24, 2008

Just the Facts

Jamie Lee writes both fiction and nonfiction. She also teaches developmental English at Oglala Lakota College on The Pine Ridge Reservation. She is aslo a mother of three, grand-mother of 10 (soon to be 11), and loves to putter and garden.

Her first novel, Washaka--The Bear Dreamer won the 2007 Ben Franklin Award for "Best New Voice in Fiction" and was also a finalist in the PEN USA Literary Awards.

Her short fiction has appeared in The South Dakota Review, Winds of Change Magazine, Byline, and many others.

Her favorite current project (besides teaching and writing novels) is The Bead People. She's been visiting schools and introducing kids to the story behind the Bead People.

MAY CONTEST FOR READERS AND VISITORS

As a way of saying thank-you for visiting, all who register to recieve my occassional newsletter will automatically be entered into our May drawing for a free copy of The Wind of a Thousand Years and your own personal Bead Person. Help us spread a little peace around the world.

A Berry Good Thing

Want to help me plant a berry patch this summer? My plan is to put in about 50 Blueberry plants plus rasberries, black-berries, and strawberries on our new chunk of land in N. Minnesota. I don't have much money so I am inviting you to help me plant my garden. Every $10 donation buys a plant. As a thank you, I'll send you one of The Bead People and your own copy of The Wind of a Thousand Years plus infrequent progress reports. You can also come and help me pick in a couple of years. A quirky request but you don't get help unless you ask for it.

Many Kites Press and Oyate Online Join Hands

For over ten years my husband Milt Lee and I have been producing public radio programs, film, and books. The body of work (both ours and the work of others) has grown. To accomodate our growing list, we've decided to merge Many Kites and Oyate.com into one site and one easy to use store. We have some of the most authentic and beautiful Native American material on Planet Earth. We also have a number of regional authors featured. Please stay posted and be sure to visit our online store.