Ojibway Heritage
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Ojibway Heritage
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Author : Basil Johnston
language : en
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
Release Date : 1990-01-01
Ojibway Heritage written by Basil Johnston and has been published by U of Nebraska Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1990-01-01 with Social Science categories.
Rarely accessible to the general public, Ojibway mythology is as rich in meaning, as broad, as deep, and as innately appealing as the mythologies of Greece, Rome, and other Western civilizations. In Ojibway Heritage Basil Johnston introduces his people's ceremonies, rituals, songs, dances, prayers, arid legends. Conveying the sense of wonder and mystery at the heart of the Ojibway experience, Johnston describes the creation of the universe, followed by that of plants and animals and human beings, and the paths taken by the latter. These stories are to be read, enjoyed, and freely interpreted. Their authorship is perhaps most properly attributed to the tribal storytellers who have carried on the oral tradition that Johnston records and preserves in this book.
Ojibway Tales
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Author : Basil Johnston
language : en
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
Release Date : 1993-01-01
Ojibway Tales written by Basil Johnston and has been published by U of Nebraska Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1993-01-01 with Fiction categories.
The Ojibway Indians' sense of humor sparkles through these stories set on the fictional Moose Meat Point Indian Reserve, connected by a dirt road to the town of Blunder Bay. If some of them seem "farfetched and even implausible," Basil L. Johnston writes, "it is simply because human beings very often act and conduct their affairs and those of others in an absurd manner." ø These twenty-two stories were originally collected under the title Moose Meat and Wild Rice. Among the most memorable of the stories is "They Don't Want No Indians," in which all attempts are made to circumvent bureaucratic red tape and transport a dead Indian to his home for burial. One of the funniest is "Indian Smart: Moose Smart," which pits a moose in a lake against six Moose Meaters in two canoes. "If You Want to Play" and "Secular Revenge" are the result of misunderstanding or imperfect communication. Still other stories, like "What Is Sin?" and "The Kiss and the Moonshine," reveal the clash of different cultural approaches. All show the warm-heartedness and good will of the Ojibway Indians. If they are gently satirized, so are the whites who would change them, and with good reason. Government ineptitude and rigid piety are foisted on the Moose Meaters, who have only thirty thousand acres to move around in.
Ojibway Ceremonies
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Author : Basil Johnston
language : en
Publisher: McClelland & Stewart
Release Date : 2011-01-28
Ojibway Ceremonies written by Basil Johnston and has been published by McClelland & Stewart this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-01-28 with Social Science categories.
Ojibway Ceremonies provides a unique and fascinating glimpse of Ojibway culture before its disruption by European civilization. It is the story of the Ojibway told through the ceremonies which dominated the most important occasions and stages of their existence. As a young boy grows up, we see him develop through his involvement in the many rituals so important to the Ojibway way of life. From the Naming Ceremony and the Vision Quest to the War Path, from the Marriage Ceremony to the Ritual of the Dead, we see the attitudes and beliefs of the Ojibway people come alive.
The Nature Of Plants
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Author : Basil Johnston
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 199?
The Nature Of Plants written by Basil Johnston and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 199? with Indian mythology categories.
Contains a poem, "The tree of life," and an essay on plants in Indian mythology.
The Manitous
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Author : Basil Johnston
language : en
Publisher: Borealis Book
Release Date : 2001
The Manitous written by Basil Johnston and has been published by Borealis Book this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with Religion categories.
From the rich oral culture of his own Ojibway Indian heritage, Basil Johnston presents a collection of legends and tales depicting manitous, mystical beings who are divine and essential forces in the spiritual life of his people.
Tales The Elders Told
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Author : Basil Johnston
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2001
Tales The Elders Told written by Basil Johnston and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with Indians of North America categories.
These legends, which include "Why birds go south in winter" and "The first butterflies", are an integral part of the spiritual and cultural heritage of the Ojibway people.
The Chippewas Of Lake Superior
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Author : Edmund Jefferson Danziger
language : en
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
Release Date : 1990-01-01
The Chippewas Of Lake Superior written by Edmund Jefferson Danziger and has been published by University of Oklahoma Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1990-01-01 with Social Science categories.
This book tells the story of the Chippewa Indians in the regions around Lake Superior-the fabled land of Kitchigami. It tells of their woodland life, the momentous impact of three centuries of European and American societies on their culture, and how the retention of their tribal identity and traditions proved such a source of strength for the Chippewas that the federal government finally abandoned its policy of coercive assimilation of the tribe. The Chippewas, especially the Lake Superior bands, have been neglected by historians, perhaps because they fought no bloody wars of resistance against the westward-driving white pioneers who overwhelmed them in the nineteenth century. Yet, historically, the Chippewas were one of the most important Indian groups north of Mexico. Their expansive north woods homeland contained valuable resources, forcing them to play important roles in regional enterprises such as the French, British, and American fur trade. Neither exterminated nor removed to the semiarid Great Plains, the Lake Superior bands have remained on their native lands and for the past century have continued to develop their interests in lumbering, fishing, farming, mining, shipping, and tourism. Now, for the first time in three hundred years, white domination is no longer the major theme of Chippewa life. The chains of paternalism have been broken. The possessors of many federal and state contracts, confident in their administrative ability, proud of their Indian heritage, and well organized politically, the Lake Superior bands are determined to chart their own course. In bringing his readers this overview of the Chippewa experience, the author emphasizes major themes for the entire sweep of Lake Superior Chippewa history. He focuses in detail on events, regions, and reservations which illustrate those themes. Historians, ethnologists, other Indian tribes, and the Chippewas themselves will find much of interest in this account of how previous tribal experiences have shaped Chippewa life in the 1970's.
The Mishomis Book
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Author : Edward Benton-Banai
language : en
Publisher: U of Minnesota Press
Release Date : 2010-01
The Mishomis Book written by Edward Benton-Banai and has been published by U of Minnesota Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-01 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
For young readers, the collected wisdom and traditions of Ojibway elders.
Tales The Elders Told
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Author : Basil Johnston
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1981
Tales The Elders Told written by Basil Johnston and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1981 with Art categories.
Nine traditional Ojibway tales accompanied by contemporary native art.
History Of The Ojibway People Second Edition
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Author : William Whipple Warren
language : en
Publisher: Minnesota Historical Society
Release Date : 2009-07
History Of The Ojibway People Second Edition written by William Whipple Warren and has been published by Minnesota Historical Society this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-07 with History categories.
First published in 1885 by the Minnesota Historical Society, the book has also been criticized by Native and non-Native scholars, many of whom do not take into account Warren's perspective, goals, and limitations. Now, for the first time since its initial publication, it is made available with new annotations researched and written by professor Theresa Schenck. A new introduction by Schenck also gives a clear and concise history of the text and of the author, firmly establishing a place for William Warren in the tradition of American Indian intellectual thought.--