Tracking the past through legends and stories

Type

Book

Authors

Alex Grisdale ( Grisdale, Alex )

Tags

Ojibwa -- Folklore, Ojibwa, Indigenous peoples -- Manitoba -- Folklore, Indigenous peoples -- Legends, Ojibwa -- Manitoba -- Folklore, Ojibwa -- Manitoba, Manitoba, Brokenhead Ojibway Nation, Saulteaux -- Manitoba -- Folklore, Saulteaux -- Folklore, Saulteaux -- Manitoba, Saulteaux

Abstract

"Compiled by Craig Charbonneau Fontaine, these stories by Elder Alexander Grisdale were first printed in the Winnipeg Free Press in the 1960s. The collection demonstrates the traditional narrative of Anishinaabe storytelling, in written form, and illustrates how the land we know as Canada carries stories and experiences that predate European colonization. Tracking the Past should be read by all students interested in Anishanabe and Turtle Island history."--Back cover.

Description

ix, 81 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Biblio Notes

Contents:
Amiskoose
The hairy mountain men
Rainbow of Cypress Hills
The mystery of the vanished girls
The hairy giant of the Rockies
Bold man
Lake Winnipeg mermaid
The Indian's mirror
The white horse thief
The brave who married a woman chief
The adventure of the suspicious friends
The man who played dead for love
The buffalo boy
The orphaned sisters
Napana Meegan and the rifles of the long knives
The Indian woman's story
Neechee and the omen of the seven ribs.

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