ojibwa indians

Retells twenty-two "why stories" of the Blackfeet, Chippewa, and Cree tribes, including tales of the creation and of the willful and wily doings of the creator, Old-man.

A novel of connections in which history, lust, contemporary urban Native American life, hand-me-down names, and legends, as well as sacred myth, combine.

When twelve-year old Rebecca Carter's father brings a Native American accused of murder into their 1812 Ohio settlement town, Rebecca, witnessing the town's reaction to the Indian, struggles with the idea that an innocent man may be convicted and sentenced to death.

Discusses the folklore and history of the dream catcher featuring over fifty images that depict the evolution of the Native American art form.

Presents the story of Dennis Banks, an American Indian of the Ojibwa tribe and relates his experiences of reservation life, government schools, and discrimination as well as his struggle on behalf of Native American civil rights, native religion, and culture.

Sixteen stories of the mighty magician Nanabush, who created the world and was able to asssume any shape simply by wishing.

In 1801, fourteen-year-old Pierre returns to work for the North West Fur Company and makes the long and difficult journey to a winter camp, where he learns from both the other voyageurs and from the Ojibwe Native Americans, whose land they share.

Presents an introduction to the Ojibwe Indian tribe of the Midwest U.S., including information on their history, culture, and daily life, as well as describing their encounters with Europeans.

An autobiography of an American Indian artist concentrating on his early years growing up on the Red Lake Indian Reservation in Minnesota and highlighting his development as an artist.

The ebb and flow of the seasons is captured in a traditional Chippewa/Ojibwa tale.