Order from a Major Online Bookstore
Ultimate Book Price Comparison Engine
Save Your Time And Money
| AnyBook4Less.com | Order from a Major Online Bookstore |
|
| Home | Store List | FAQ | Contact Us | | ||
| Ultimate Book Price Comparison Engine Save Your Time And Money |
||
 |
Title: History of the Ojibway People by William W. Warren, W. Roger Buffalohead ISBN: 0-87351-162-X Publisher: Minnesota Historical Society Pub. Date: October, 1984 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 5 (2 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Ojibwa history by one of their own
Comment: An excellent book covering the history of the Ojibwas primarily in the Northern Wisconsin/Minnesota area. William Warren did a fine job of badgering the tribal elders till he received the information he sought. Written in the 1880's, Warren writes of the different clans and their interactions, the introduction to the white men they liked (French) and hated (British), and the constant warring with other tribes (mostly Sioux) over prime hunting lands which took the lives of many. According to Warren, "Ojibwa" means "to roast until puckered", needless to say, he's not talking about dinner. If just one book on the Ojibwas is in your plans, this should be the one. I myself would prefer to read a book written by someone who actually talked to these tribal elders over 100 years ago, not someone who attempts to do so nowadays, generations (and clouded memories) later.
Rating: 5
Summary: A "primary" historical text on early Ojibway History
Comment: This book (which I have not read in entirerty) is probably the first history book written about the Ojibway. Most importantly and interestingly, the author was half Ojibway and half French and was intimate with many of the Ojibway elders he interviews. The authors biography is worthwhile in its own right. I cannot recommend a better book to gain a first hand perspective on colonial Ojibway customs, politics, culture, and the like. While the author (though Indian himself) does deplore Indian's lack of civilization, that really only adds to the book by revealing western society's rascist attitudes to the Indians. The author has been educated and christianized and his rascism is in respect to these institutions. In most other regards he has great respect for his Ojibway family.
 |
Title: Ojibway Heritage by Basil H. Johnston, David Beyer ISBN: 0803275722 Publisher: Univ of Nebraska Pr Pub. Date: April, 1990 List Price(USD): $11.95 |
 |
Title: Chippewa Customs by Frances Densmore, Nina Marchetti Archabal ISBN: 0873511425 Publisher: Minnesota Historical Society Pub. Date: 01 August, 1979 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
 |
Title: A Dictionary of the Ojibway Language (Borealis Books) by Friedrich Baraga, Frederic Baraga, John D. Nichols ISBN: 0873512812 Publisher: Minnesota Historical Society Pub. Date: October, 1992 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
 |
Title: Ojibway Ceremonies by David Beyer, Basil H. Johnston ISBN: 0803275730 Publisher: Brompton Books Corp Pub. Date: April, 1990 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
 |
Title: The Manitous: The Spiritual World of the Ojibway by Basil Johnston ISBN: 0873514114 Publisher: Minnesota Historical Society Pub. Date: September, 2001 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
Thank you for visiting www.AnyBook4Less.com and enjoy your savings!
Copyright� 2001-2021 Send your comments
