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Mathew King-Chief Noble Red Man-was a long-time spokesman for the traditional chiefs of the Lakota Nation and official interpreter for Frank Fools Crow, the Lakota high ceremonial chief. King was also one of the leaders of the great Indian Reawakening that began in the late 1960s.

He provided political and spiritual counsel to the activist of the American Indian Movement during the occupation of Wounded Knee in 1973 and helped negotiate with federal officials to end that historic standoff.

Harvey Arden is a former National Geographic senior writer who met King in 1983. The memory of the man is something Arden has never been able to shake.

"His visionary message resonates in my soul, reverberates in my conscience," so Arden has culled from tapes and notes acquired from King's family a book that allows readers to share in King's vision and wisdom.

"Every person has to find their own power, because each of us possesses a certain power. Search yourself for that power, know how to reach it inside yourself, and then use that power in harmony with God-for good and not for evil," advises King.

"The Peace Pipe is our greatest weapon. It's our holy power. It's God's power. The Pipe mediates between human beings and God.

"To receive the Pipe, to receive God's gift, you've got to be pure in your heart, mind, body and soul. And never forget that, after the prayers are over, you've got to live that life-a life with God. That's the hardest part," King tells us.

The book is about 100 pages in length and sells for $13.95, a portion of which goes to King's family. Noble Red Man is published by Beyond Words Publishing Inc. 1-800-284-9673.