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Petroglyphs of Saline River Valley, Kansas |
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Nova WellsA Capsule Biography |
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Nova Wells was a little girl who wanted to grow up to be an Indian, because she thought Indians could live outdoors and never get sick! When she grew up she learned the horror stories of thousands of Indians dying of smallpox, measels and other 'White Man's diseases'. She read the stories of battles over land and freedom, of broken promises and forced confinement on reservations. She tried to adopt the values she found in Native American cultures, of preserving nature, finding spirituality in creation and respecting other people. Over the years she learned that Indians were and are, simply human, with the same human failings and nobleness all people share. Born in Kansas near the Smokey Hill River (south and west of the petroglyph site), she often tried to imagine what the land looked like before telephone poles, roads and fences. Studying the petroglyphs and recording them was a natural progression; a way to preserve history, honor a people and bring balance to her perspective of Native American life. Rev. Wells graduated from Ft. Hays Kansas State University (the Fort where Custer was assigned before his last battle), with a degree in music education. She taught public school, music, and worked as a secretary and writer before earning a Master of Theology from St. Paul School of Theology in Kansas City, MO. A retired United Methodist minister from the Iowa Conference, Rev. Wells lives in Texas with her husband, Carl. The Wells have two adult children. |
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You can write the to the author by email, at novacarl@sbcglobal.net |
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