Book
The dream dance of the Chippewa and Menominee Indians of northern Wisconsin
Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee • 1 • Published In 1911 • Pages: 251-406 , plates
By: Barrett, S. A. (Samuel Alfred).
Abstract
This description of the Dream Dance ceremonial of the Chippewa and Menominee Indians is based upon participation in the ceremony itself as well as interviews with leading figures in the community. The various objects sacred to the ceremonial, the participants and their attitudes, accompanying music and dancing, as well as the succession of rites during each of the nine days of the ceremony are described in detail. The role of tobacco in propitiating spirits, related customs and the preparation of smoking materials and equipment are covered separately. The Chippewa Dream Dance religion is compared with, and in part derived from, the more widespread Ghost Dance cult.
- HRAF PubDate
- 2019
- Region
- North America
- Sub Region
- Arctic and Subarctic
- Document Type
- Book
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Ethnologist
- Document Rating
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- B. P. Emerson
- Field Date
- 1910
- Coverage Date
- 1910 (July-Sept.)
- Coverage Place
- northern Wisconsin, United States
- Notes
- By S. A. Barrett
- LCCN
- 16002293
- LCSH
- Ojibwa Indians