Ojibwa Narratives - Of Charles and Charlotte Kawbawgam and Jacques LePique, 1893-1895

Ojibwa Narratives presents a fresh view of an early period of Ojibwa thought and ways of life in Michigan's Upper Peninsula and the south shore of Lake Superior. This fascinating collection of fifty-two narratives features, for the first time, the tales of three nineteenth-century Ojibwa storytellers-Charles and Charlotte Kawbawgam and Jaques LePique-collected by Homer H. Kidder.

By the late nineteenth century, typical Ojibwa life had been disrupted by the influx of white developers. But these tales reflect a nostalgic view of an earlier period when the heart of Ojibwa semi-nomadic culture remained intact, a time when the fur trade, together with seasonal roving, traditional transportation, and indigenous practices of child rearing, religious thought, art, and music permeated daily life.

Summary

These 52 narratives feature the tales of three 19th-century Ojibwa storytellers - Charles and Charlotte Kawbawgam and Jacques LePique. Collected by Homer H. Kidder, the stories present a fresh view of an early period of Ojibwa thought and way of life in Michigan's Upper Peninsula.

Product details

• Authors: Bourgeois, Charles Kawbawgam, Homer H. Kidder, Marquette County Historical Society
• Publisher: Wayne State University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.06.1997
• EAN: 9780814325155
• ISBN: 978-0-8143-2515-5
• No. of pages: 170
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 9 mm
• Weight: 256 g
• Series: Great Lakes Books (Paperback)
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous