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- The Traditional History and Characteristic Sketches of the Ojibway Nation
- Book
- 2014
- Published by: Wilfrid Laurier University Press
- Series: Early Canadian Literature
summary
The Traditional History and Characteristic Sketches of the Ojibway Nation (1850) was one of the first books of Indigenous history written by an Indigenous author. The book blends nature writing and narrative to describe the language, religious beliefs, stories, land, work, and play of the Ojibway people. Shelley Hulan's afterword considers Copway's rhetorical strategies in framing a narrative—she considers it a form of "history, interrupted"—for a non-Indigenous readership.
Table of Contents
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- Series Editor's Preface
- pp. vii-x
- The Traditional History and Characteristic Sketches of the Ojibway Nation
- Book Contents, Dedication
- pp. 3-6
- 1. The Country of the Ojibways
- pp. 11-21
- 3. Their Wild Game
- pp. 26-35
- 4. Plays and Exercises
- pp. 36-43
- 5. Their Wars with the Sioux
- pp. 44-51
- 11. Their Government
- pp. 97-103
- 12. Their Religious Belief
- pp. 104-118
- 14. Missions and Improvements
- pp. 132-136
- 16. Further Notices of the North-West
- pp. 154-164
- 17. The North American Indians in General
- pp. 165-190
- Afterword, Further Reading
- pp. 191-208
Additional Information
ISBN
9781554589777
Related ISBN(s)
9781554589760, 9781554589876
MARC Record
OCLC
871769219
Pages
180
Launched on MUSE
2014-12-11
Language
English
Open Access
No
Copyright
2014