Biography Jim PathFinder Ewing (Nvnehi Awatisgi, in Cherokee) is an accomplished journalist, sought-after teacher and lecturer, and acclaimed innovator in energy work. In addition to serving as his community medicine man, he travels extensively, lecturing on shamanism, energy medicine, and Native American spirituality. He is the author of Clearing, Finding Sanctuary in Nature, and Healing Plants and Animals from a Distance. He lives in Lena, Mississippi.