Ojibway life, legends and beliefs.
This collection of twenty Ojibwa Indian stories is translated into English from the spoken texts of an Ojibwa woman from the Sault Ste. Marie area of northern Ontario, and includes lexical notes and a glossary.
This collection of twenty Ojibwa Indian stories is translated into English from the spoken texts of an Ojibwa woman from the Sault Ste. Marie area of northern Ontario, and includes lexical notes and a glossary.
"Based on interviews Treuer conducted with ten elders, this anthology presents the elders' stories transcribed in Ojibwe with English translation on facing pages. Treuer introduces each speaker, offering a brief biography and noting important details concerning dialect or themes…
A language carries a people's memories, whether they are recounted as individual reminiscences, as communal history, or as humorous tales. This collection of stories from Anishinaabe elders offers a history of a people at the same time that it seeks to preserve the language of t…
A collection of Ojibway legends, spiritual tales, and tribal teachings about the Manitous which are spirits and mysteries that infuse and safeguard plants, animals, and humans in all aspects of life.
Manitous are mysteries and spirits - the essences - that infuse and safeguard plants and animals, including humans, in all aspects of life. The tales of the manitous are simple in narration and complex in spirit, rich with incident and detail, and attempt to explain the mysterio…