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Glenn Schiffman - Western Gate Roots and Wings
Sandy S:
This branches from the thread Miguel Rivera, Minnesota Mens Conference http://www.newagefraud.org/smf/index.php?topic=5696.msg49317#msg49317
--- Quote ---Raised in a border town of the Cattauraugus Seneca Indian Reservation where his father was chaplain at the Indian school, Glenn Schiffman has lived around American Indians all of his life. He has Vision-Fasted 12 times, sat in on numerous traditional healing ceremonies, has been a fire keeper at 15 Sun Dances and danced in 8 others. Since 2010 he's been a Pipe-Keeper of a traditional Sun Dance on the Pine Ridge Reservation.
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--- Quote ---Glenn was a co-founder of Western Gate Roots and Wings Foundation, a non-profit which counsels youth, uninitiated adult men and returning veterans in collaboration with Native Elders and counselors at Home Boys Industries. His academic degrees include a BA in History from Knox College, an MFA in Creative Writing from San Francisco State, and a Masters in Spiritual Counseling from the University of Santa Monica.
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At the time of this Amazon bio he is said to live in Flathead Valley, Montana.
https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B00JKVH3JG/about
Sandy S:
Glenn Joy Schiffman was born 5 February 1943. Scranton, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania.
--- Quote ---Raised in a border town of the Cattauraugus Seneca Indian Reservation where his father was chaplain at the Indian schoo
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His father was Merl Schiffman. I found his memoirs online and will read through.
Is Glen Schiffman claiming that his father was a chaplain at the Thomas Asylum of Orphan and Destitute Indian Children? If so, that is certainly nothing to boast about.
fairbanks:
I'm not finding anything yet myself reading through the memoir. It seems likely though considering he mentions indian school and orphanage. I cant imagine there were many other than Thomas Indian school. Reading more about it here...
https://jfepublications.org/article/the-thomas-indian-school/
Sandy S:
--- Quote from: fairbanks on October 12, 2024, 01:55:32 pm ---I'm not finding anything yet myself reading through the memoir. It seems likely though considering he mentions indian school and orphanage. I cant imagine there were many other than Thomas Indian school. Reading more about it here...
https://jfepublications.org/article/the-thomas-indian-school/
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I read the memoirs too. Merl Schiffman is detailed about his work life as a chaplain at various places, no mention of an "Indian school and orphanage" at all. He worked at a different institution altogether.
Glenn Schifffman is a fantabulist. He says he writes "autobiographical fiction" to protect identities but really his creative writing is much much more on the fictional side.
Note in his father Merle Schiffman's memoirs:
--- Quote ---Glenn received Frequent Flyer coupons from Joel to go to a Conference of "Peace Elders" at the Seneca reservation in Brandt, New York.
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I believe this is where Glenn began his career as a self styled expert.
Search this NAFPS forum http://www.newagefraud.org/smf/index.php for "Twyla" and "peace elders" to learn background on those conferences.
Thank you fairbanks for bringing Glenn Schiffman to our attention.
Sandy S:
In my opinion Glenn Joy Schiffman is a fraud.
Glenn Schiffman and his wife Barbara are creative writers https://literasee.com/about
Barbara Schiffman is also a new age life coach https://yoursoulsupport.com/about
Glenn Schiffman says he writes "autobiographical fiction", supposedly to protect identities. But his work is actually much much more fiction than truth.
--- Quote ---The 1970s Rock'n'Roll Road is paved with myths and stories. Some of them are mine. In this fictional autobiography, events and names are often changed for privacy, but much of it is mostly true...
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https://www.amazon.com/Life-Fast-Lane-Truckin-RocknRoll/dp/B0CFT7G9J3
--- Quote ---These stories have been compiled, rethought and retold by Glenn Schiffman, a specialist in Native American myths and spirituality.
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--- Quote ---His father was chaplain at the Cattaraugus Seneca Reservation Indian School in upstate NY, so Glenn has lived around and with American Indians since he was a boy.
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https://www.amazon.com/Seasons-Around-Medicine-Wheel-Coloring/dp/1530670675/?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_w=1QI6K&content-id=amzn1.sym.f76d456a-cb0d-44de-b7b0-670c26ce80ba&pf_rd_p=f76d456a-cb0d-44de-b7b0-670c26ce80ba&pf_rd_r=140-6026961-5715151&pd_rd_wg=kSmLQ&pd_rd_r=3ffa352a-6569-4d6e-bbdf-716c21a815fd&ref_=aufs_ap_sc_dsk
Living "around and with American Indians" wouldn't give him any actual special authority. I don't see any sign that he lived "around and with".
His father Merl Schiffman's memoirs can be accessed through Glenn's brother Harold F Schiffman's website http://ccat.sas.upenn.edu/~haroldfs/frenfam.html Harold F Schiffman is a linguist http://ccat.sas.upenn.edu/~haroldfs/ and does not make the same claims Glenn does.
I read Merl Schiffman's memoirs. He details his work life as a chaplain at various places. There is no mention of him working at the "Cattaraugus Seneca Reservation Indian School" as his son Glenn claims. In fact Merle Schiffman writes of working at a completely different institution. Merl Schiffman does not relate remiminsices of "living with" local Seneca tribal members at all.
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