Well, I wouldn't know. But whatever he was, he catalysed something in David, who went on to learn to guide Vision Quests and then supported hundreds of people from all walks of life to connect with the Earth and the lands, spirits and themselves in profound ways - I guess that's no bad legacy
Sun Bear was a notorious spiritual huckster and sell-out.
https://www.culturalsurvival.org/publications/cultural-survival-quarterly/spiritual-hucksterismthe-rise-plastic-medicine-men
Well, I wouldn't know. But whatever he was, he catalysed something in David, who went on to learn to guide Vision Quests and then supported hundreds of people from all walks of life to connect with the Earth and the lands, spirits and themselves in profound ways - I guess that's no bad legacy