Chippewa Customs

Chippewa CustomsAn authoritative source for the tribal history, customs, legends, traditions, art, music, economy, and leisure activities of the Ojibwe people. Frances Densmore, born in 1867, was one of the first ethnologists to specialize in the study of American Indian music and culture. Her book, first published in 1929, remains an authoritative source for the tribal history, customs, legends, traditions, art, music, economy, and leisure activities of the Chippewa

heavily beaded shoulder bags made and worn by several North American Indian tribes around the Great Lakes—are prized cultural icons here and around the world

Bead on an Anthill is the story of a Lakota girl's experiences growing up in Nebraska and on the Pine Ridge Reservation in the 1960s and 1970s

such as the migration of Anishinabe and happenings since the coming of French traders in 1544

this dictionary spells words to reflect their actual pronunciation with a direct match between the letters used and the speech sounds of Ojibwe

it is unflinchingly honest

A bold and brilliant new indigenous voice in contemporary literature makes her American debut with this kinetic

In the 1920s

A constellation guidebook focusing on D(L)akota Star Knowledge

the seasons

Dez and Miikwan's stories continue in this sequel to Surviving the City

while at the same time reflecting on what these fascinating organisms have to teach us

and in the highest offices of government and the military