Chippewa child life and its cultural background

Type

Book

Authors

M. Inez Hilger ( Hilger, M. Inez )

ISBN 10

0873512715

ISBN 13

9780873512718

Tags

Traditional parenting, Ojibwa children, Ojibwa, Indigenous children, Saulteaux children, Saulteaux

Abstract

"In the 1930s anthropologist Sister M. Inez Hilger traveled to nine reservations in Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan to record traditional Chippewa (Ojibway) methods of raising children. Her intriguing study captures the essential details of Chippewa child life-and provides a comprehensive overview of a fascinating culture. A new introduction by Jean M. O'Brien, assistant professor of history and American Indian studies at the University of Minnesota, assesses Hilger's contributions in this book, which was first published in 1951."--Back cover.

Biblio Notes

Introduction: the Chippewa Indians --
Birth --
postnatal interests --
Atypical conditions --
Naming the child --
Prepuberty fasts --
Puberty customs --
Training children --
Religion and supernatural powers --
Belief in life after death --
Health measures --
Moral training --
Diversities --
Vocational training and domestic economy --
Marriage customs --
Summary --
List of some plants used by the Chippewa.

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