Book

Kitchi-Gami: wanderings round Lake Superior

Chapman and HallLondon • Published In 1860 • Pages:

By: Kohl, Johann Georg, Wraxall, Lascelles.

Abstract
This book was written by an eminent German traveler during a stay on the shores of Lake Superior in the mid-nineteenth century. While there the author had ample opportunity to study the Ojibwa who lived throughout the area, and it is from his astute observations of Indian life that this source is derived. Although the data in this source are somewhat lacking in the ceremonial, social and religious aspects of Ojibwa ethnography, they do give an accurate and detailed account of the material culture and mythology of the people, much of which has been fully substantiated by professional ethnologists from their own field work. Abundant data may be found in this source on: missionary activity among the Ojibwa, the canoe and its construction, the order of the Midés, Indian sports and pastimes, mythology, death customs, sign language, travel, eschatology, dreams and spirit quests, supernatural beings, snow shoes and their construction, writing, and pipes and their importance to the Ojibwa.
Subjects
Gestures and signs
Locomotion
Boats
Leisure time activities
Games
Gambling
Athletic sports
Shipbuilding
Travel
Burial practices and funerals
Mythology
Eschatology
Spirits and gods
Revelation and divination
Missions
culture
Ojibwa
HRAF PubDate
2000
Region
North America
Sub Region
Arctic and Subarctic
Document Type
Book
Evaluation
Creator Type
Traveler
Document Rating
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
John Beierle ; 1962
Field Date
1855
Coverage Date
'traditional' to ca. 1850
Coverage Place
Central Ojibwa: Lake Superior region, Ontario, Canada
Notes
J. G. Kohl
LCCN
LCSH
Ojibwa Indians