Bear Heart

Bear Heart (1918-2008), born in Okemah, Oklahoma, was a spiritual leader of the Muskogee-Creek Nation trained in the traditional ways of his tribe. Highly regarded as a healer and counselor, he was also a respected leader of the Native American Church and an ordained minister in the American Baptist Church.

Bear Heart (1918-2008), born in Okemah, Oklahoma, was a spiritual leader of the Muskogee-Creek Nation trained in the traditional ways of his tribe. Highly regarded as a healer and counselor, he was also a respected leader of the Native American Church and an ordained minister in the American Baptist Church. See less