The everlasting sky : new voices from the people named the Chippewa

Type

Book

Authors

Gerald Vizenor ( Vizenor, Gerald )

Tags

Ojibwa, Ojibwa -- Social conditions, Ojibwa -- Government relations, Ojibwa Philosophy, Indian reservations -- Minnesota, Indian reservations, Minnesota, Saulteaux, Saulteaux -- Social conditions, Saulteaux -- Government relations, Saulteaux philosophy

Abstract

"In Gerald Vizenor's thoughtful and provocative account of the chippewa indians of Minnesota, the oshki anishinabe (new people of the woodland) speak about home and family, city and reservation, law enforcement and education. They tell of elders who are afraid of change, of young people who are out of touch with their past and drop out in the present, and of men and women who are asserting anishinabe identity and trying to reclaim their heritage.

After readers share the anger and dreams and fears of these oshki anishinabe speakers, they will wonder what the words indian and chippewa really mean, and will really mean, and will reconsider them and the stereotypes they represent."--Book jacket.

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