Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Red Wolf Red Wolf Jennifer Dance After he is separated from his family, a five-year-old Ojibwe boy attends a residential school for Canadian Indians. OL17081856W
The summer maker The summer maker Margery Bernstein An easy-to-read retelling of the Ojibway Indian myth about the creation of summer. OL1839119W
Nanabosho grants a wish Nanabosho grants a wish Joseph McLellan After Billy wishes for a lot of snow during a family birthday party, grandfather tells the story of the Ojibwa Indian trickster and teacher, Nanabosho, who, weary of granting wishes, decides to punis… OL19376267W
Preserving the Sacred Preserving the Sacred Michael Angel "The Midewiwin is the traditional religious belief system central to the world view of Ojibwa in Canada and the US. It is a highly complex and rich series of sacred teachings and narratives. The pres… OL2775011W
The white Ojibway medicine man and other stories The white Ojibway medicine man and other stories Joseph Weinstein "When Joe Weinstein first saw the ad for a temporary medical position in northwestern Ontario, he had no idea that one month would stretch into the most intense and challenging seven years of his lif… OL28769624W
Sketches of a tour to the lakes Sketches of a tour to the lakes Thomas Loraine McKenney Thomas Loraine McKenney (1785-1859) was a Quaker who was appointed in 1816 by President Madison in 1816 as the ‘Superintendent of the United States Indian Trade with the Indian Tribes’. He later serv… OL3870200W
Peboan and Seegwun Peboan and Seegwun Charles Larry An encounter between Peboan, Old Man Winter, and Seegwun, the Spirit of Spring, marks the transition from one season to another. OL3912666W