James Bruchac

James Bruchac is an award-winning author, traditional storyteller, cultural educator, wilderness expert, and founder and director of the Ndakinna Education Center. James has authored and co-authored over a dozen books for adults and children, including Native American Games and Stories, How Chipmunk Got His Stripes, and The Girl Who Helped Thunder. He is the oldest son of author and storyteller Joseph Bruchac, who joined him in retelling an Algonkian legend in the Wisdom Tales book First Fire: An Algonkian Story.

James and his family are citizens of the Nulhegan Coosuk Band of the Abenaki Nation. Visit him at http://jamesbruchac.com.