Book
The Mishomis book: the voice of the Ojibway
Indian Country Press] • [St. Paul, Minn. • Published In 1979 • Pages:
By: Benton-Banai, Edward.
Abstract
This book is a collection of myths and oral histories of the Ojibwa as told by Edward Benton Banai, a full-blooded Wisconsin Ojibwa. Benton Banai is a founder and director of a charter school serving St. Paul, Minnesota's urban Indian community. The school was one of the first of its kind to provide a culture-based curriculum. This book fits into the mission of the school by providing 'an accurate and undistorted account of the culture, history and philosophy of the Ojibway Nation.' It includes Ojibwa myths about creation, culture heroes, the great flood, and the Seven Grandfathers. The author also discusses the clan system, and symbolism of the pipe, eagle, and sweat lodge. Using the 'Prophecies of the Seven Fires,' he traces the migratory history of the Ojibwa from Eastern North America to their present homes on Manitoulin and Madeline islands.
- HRAF PubDate
- 2000
- Region
- North America
- Sub Region
- Arctic and Subarctic
- Document Type
- Book
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Educator
- Document Rating
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- Ian Skoggard ; 1998
- Field Date
- not specified
- Coverage Date
- 900-1980
- Coverage Place
- Twentieth Century Ojibwa, Canada and United States
- Notes
- by Edward Benton-Banai
- LCCN
- 80138057
- LCSH
- Ojibwa Indians