Articles on the philosophy of the guardian warrior: "The Native Commandments" (Core of the guardian way) by Tamarack Song "The Way of the Warrior" (An excerpt introduction to the guardian way from the book "Jourey to the Ancestral Self") by Tamarck Song "Who is the Guardian Warrior?" (A draft for the introduction to an upcoming book on the guardian way) by Tamarack Song "The Way of the Wolf: Guardian Awareness" by Tamarack Song "The Line of Sight: How the Guardian Serves" by Tamarack Song "How Peace Drum came to the People" As told by Tamarack Song "Guardian Warrior Stories" as told by Various Authors "The Art of Nothing" by Thomas J. Elpel

Books which speak to the philosophy of the guardian warrior: "Original Wisdom: Stories of an Ancient Way of Knowing" by Robert Wolff "Journey to the Ancestral Self" by Tamarack Song "Old Indian Days" by Charles Eastman (Ohiyesa) "Follow The Warrior's Path; Life Story of Ohiyesa, Better Known as Dr. Eastman" by Mary Rubeck Benson "Lame Deer, Seeker of Visions" by John (Fire) Lame Deer & Richard Erodes "Ishi in Two Worlds; A Biography of the Last Wild Indian in North America" and "Ishi, Last of His Tribe" by Theodora Kroeber "The Forest People; A Study of the Pygmies of the Congo" by Colin M. Turnbull "Limited Wants, Unlimited Means; A Reader on Hunter Gatherer Economics and the Environment" edited by John Gowdy "Wandering God; A Study in Nomadic Spirituality" by Morris Berman Books from the martial arts, which (in spite of differences between martial & guardian ways) still capture an important essense of the guardian path: "Ninjitsu, History & Tradition" by Dr. Masaaki Hatsumi "The Way of the River, Adventures and Meditations of a Woman Martial Artist" by B K Loren "On the Warrior's Path, Philosophy, Fighting, and Martial Arts Mythology" by Daniele Bolelli "The Zen Teachings of Bodhidharma" translated by Red Pine "Scholar Warrior; An Inroduction to the Tao in Everyday Life" and "The Chronicles of Tao" by Deng Ming-Dao "Zen and Japanese Culture" by Daisetz T. Suzuki "Bushido, The Way of the Samurai" based on the Hagakure by Tsunetomo Yamamoto, edited by Justin F. Stone, from the original translation by Minoru Tanaka "The Lone Samurai, the Life of Miyamoto Musashi" by William Scott Wilson Resources which help clarify why the guardian way is not the way of military service: "War is a Racket" by Smedley Butler (USMC Major General, Retired) "On Killing" by Dave Grossman (former Lt Colonel, U.S. Army Rangers) "The Ground Truth" (Video dccumentary, Iraq war veterans tell their story)