Home

Books
AudioBooks

subscription titles

Book
Audio
Photos
Reviews
Comments
Quotes

Add book

Book

History of the Ottawa and Chippewa Indians of Michigan

by Blackbird Andrew J.

Outdoors & Nature

Added by: Larry Peterse...

Users who like this book

txt fb2 rtf pdf epub pdb mobi

Description:

Andrew J. Blackbird was an American Indian by origin who spent most of his life living in Michigan with other American Indians. In History of the Ottawa and Chippewa Indians of Michigan he attempts to open readers' eyes on their life and problems. He includes the description of culture, traditions and legends of his people as well as the impact made by Christian missionaries. The author pays attention to the role of American government in preserving American Indian original believes. Besides, here we find the account of activity of University of Michigan and Eastern Michigan University where researchers study the way of life of Native Americans. The book is highly recommended for those who are interested in the history of American Indians in the middle of the 19th century.

get subscription

Read an excerpt:

...brother William, then at the ageof about eight or nine years, was shooting around with his little bowand arrows among the sugar trees, but that day he never came home. Atsundown, our parents were beginning to feel very uneasy about theirlittle boy, and yet they thought he must have gone to some neighboringsugar bush, as there were quite a number of families also making sugarin the vicinity. Early in the morning, my father went to all theneighboring sugar camps, but William was nowhere to be found. So atonce a search was instituted. Men and boys were out in search for theboy, calling and shooting their guns far and near, but not a trace ofhim anywhere could be found. Our parents were almost distracted withanxiety and fear about their boy, and they continued the search threedays in vain. On the fourth day, one of our cousins, whose name wasOge-maw-we-ne-ne, came to a very deep gully between two hills. He wentup to the top of the highest hill in order to be heard a long distance. When he...