Earth Elder stories : the Pinayzitt path
Type
Book
Authors
ISBN 10
0920079350
ISBN 13
9780920079355
Category
General Library Collection
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Publication Year
2002
Publisher
Pages
77
Subject
Saulteaux -- Folklore
Abstract
"Alexander Wolfe was a Saulteaux/Ojibwa storyteller and the keeper of his family's oral history. The stories in this book belong to his family and describe the descendents of Pinayzitt—a Saulteaux leader who lived in the Northwest Territories of Canada and the Great Plains of the United States in the 1800s—lived on the land, survived the smallpox and flu epidemics, signed treaties, and were confined to reservations.
Earth Elder Stories blends history with legend and prophecy, giving both the equal weight they occupy in Native oral tradition. In this retelling, Wolfe carried out his responsibility of passing on his family's stories to the next generation, as well as encouraging Natives to record their histories and non-Natives to understand the significance and lessons of these tales."--Back cover.
Earth Elder Stories blends history with legend and prophecy, giving both the equal weight they occupy in Native oral tradition. In this retelling, Wolfe carried out his responsibility of passing on his family's stories to the next generation, as well as encouraging Natives to record their histories and non-Natives to understand the significance and lessons of these tales."--Back cover.
Description
xxiii, 77 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm.
Number of Copies
1
