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Tag Archive: ojibwa

Kitchi Gami: Life Among The Lake Superior Ojibway

Kitchi Gami Life Among The Lake Superior Ojibway1

Johann Kohl was an educated, urbane, and well-trained German geographer, ethnologist, and popular writer. During his visit with the Lake Superior Ojibwa in 1855, he made useful and unbiased studies

The Father of Indian Corn

Ojibwe Indians(310x240)

In the long, long ago, a poor Ojibwa Indian lived with his wife and children in a remote part of the present state of

The Birchbark House – Louise Erdrich

The Birchbark House1

"In this story of a young Ojibwa girl, Omakayas, living on an island in Lake Superior around 1847, Louise Erdrich is reversing the narrative perspective used in most children's stories about

The Anishnaabek

The Anishnaabek(310x240)

We are the people of the Three Fires Confederacy, the Odawa (Ottawa) the Ojibwa (Chippewa) and Bodowadomi (Pottawatomi)

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Cheryl Mitchell ~ Potawatomi, Ojibwa and Delaware

Cheryl Mitchell1

Cheryl was born and raised on the Walpole Island First Nation and is Potawatomi, Ojibwa and Delaware. She has been playing golf most of her life as both her parents and brother are avid golfers. She

Keith Secola – Ojibwa

Keith Secola

Keith Secola is an award-winning figure in contemporary Native American music. He is an Ojibwa with the Anishinabe tribe born in Cook Minnesota(1957). He is married and has 2

Jane Johnston Schoolcraft – Ojibwa

Jane Johnston Schoolcraft(310x240)

Jane Johnston Schoolcraft, also known as Bamewawagezhikaquay (January 31, 1800-May 22, 1842) is the first known American Indian literary

Native American Birds Legends: Why Birds Go South In Winter

Why Birds Go South In Winter

Long ago there was only summer. The days were always warm and sunny. Winter and snow were unknown. For the young it was a time of happiness. They played all the time. Animals played with animals.

Alfred Decoteau – Turtle Mountain Chippewa

Alfred Decoteau(310x240)

Alfred Decoteau is a recognized member of the Turtle Mountain Chippewa Band. He was born in Grand Forks, North Dakota in 1949 and attended boarding school from age 7 through high

The Ojibwa Woman

The Ojibwa Woman1

In the 1930s, young anthropologist Ruth Landes crafted this startlingly intimate glimpse into the lives of Ojibwa women, a richly textured ethnography widely recognized as a classic study of gender

Eastern Ojibwa-Chippewa-Ottawa Dictionary

Eastern Ojibwa-Chippewa-Ottawa Dictionary1

Chicago (see Zhgaagong, which may mean "Place of the Skunk"). Kemo Sabe (see Giimoozaabi, which may mean "he looks out in secret"), and Giche-gumi (from Longfellow’s poem, see gchigami) are all

The Star-Man and Other Tales

The Star-Man and Other Tales1

In the tradition of The Bear-Walker, The Star-Man brings together nine Ojibwa myths illustrated by vibrant native art. Here is the spirit of a people, as told ny its elders, tales of wisdom and

Tales of the Anishinaubaek

Tales of the Anishinaubaek1

Mermaids and medicine women, spirits of the wind, water, and woods inhabit this book of Ojibwa myths, exquisitely illustrated by Maxine Noel, a member of Oglala

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