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Library Record
Metadata
Item ID# |
A2010.003.005 |
Title |
The traditional history and characteristic sketches of the Ojibway nation |
Object Name |
Book |
Author |
Copway, G. |
Publisher |
Coles Publishing Company, Toronto |
Published Date |
1972 ( originally published in 1850) |
Description |
The author provides a sketch of his nation's history, describing its home, its country, and its peculiarities, and in narrating its traditionary legends, hoped to awaken in the American heart a deeper feeling for the First Nations people, effecting an improvement in their social and political relations. Originally published in 1850 in London [England], Edinburgh and Dublin. The Table of Contents includes: The country of the Ojibways Their origin, or course of migration according to their traditions Their wild game Plays and exercises Their wars with the Sioux Their war between the Iroquois and western Hurons, terminating in the wars between the Ojibways and Iroquois in Canada west The war between the Ojibways and the eastern Iroquois Their legendary stories and historical tales Their language and their writings Their government Their religious belief The Ojibway or Chippeway residents of Canada west Missions and Improvements The early discovery of the North-west - The first traders and adventurers Further notices of the North-west The North American Indians in general |
Physical Description |
298 pages ; 21.5 x 13.5 cm (orange and black soft cover) |
Places |
Canada North America United States |
People |
Kah-ge-ga-gah-bowh |
Search Terms & Subjects |
First Nations culture |