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Native American Books, Alphabetical by Title
The Birchbark House
by Louise Erdrich
 $6.99
Set in the Apostle Islands in 1847 this novel is filled with fascinating details of traditional Ojibwa life. The
story follows a community, and especially one young Ojibwa girl, through several years of joys and hardships as
they struggle to maintain their traditional ways in a changing world. Ages 9-12. 244 pages.
History of the Ojibway People
by Warren
$15.95
Written in 1852 & first published in 1885, this is perhaps the most important
history of the Ojibway (Chippewa) ever written. Warren, the son of an Ojibway
woman and a white man, transcribed this oral history in terms ninteenth-century whites
could understand, focusing on warfare,tribal organization and political leaders. Interspersed
among his vivid descriptions of memorial battles is a wealth of
information on the Ojibwayís customs and interactions.
Kitchi-Gami
by Kohl
$16.95
Written in 1855 by a European traveler and ethnologist, this is an account of daily life
among the Ojibway people, detailing religious practices, legends, foods, games, homes,
hunting, fishing, and more. 365 pages.
The Manitous: The Supernatural World of the Ojibway
by Johnston
$16.95
Manitous are spirits and mysteries that infuse all living creatures, representing both the
wonders and shortcomings of human nature. In this spellbinding collection of legends
and spiritual teachings, a leading native expert assembles a rich Ojibway heritage from
an ancient never-before-recorded oral tradition. 247 pages.
Minong - The Good Place: Ojibwe and Isle Royale
by Timothy Cochrane
$24.95
New! "At last, an accurate account of the
North Shore Ojibwe's relationship with Isle Royale, or Minong - the good
place. We now have a clear view of the historic Ojibwe use of Isle Royale
- a subject that has been ignored, forgotten, and corrupted for far too
long. Cochrane does an excellent
job of going to the source and finding out about Ojibwe history from the relatives
and descendents of the groups who were actually involved and are still
connected to the island today" - Liz Valencia, Historian, Isle Royale
National Park. Softcover, 285 pages.
Night Flying Woman: An Ojibway Narrative
by Ignatia Broker
$12.95
With the art of a practiced storyteller, Ingnatia Broker recounts the life
of her great-great-grandmother who was born in the mid 19th century
and lived during a chaotic time of enormous change, uprooting, and loss for
Minnesota's Ojibway. But this story also tells of her people's great
strength and continuity. 135 pages.
Ojibway Narratives of Charles and Charlotte Kawbawgam and Jacques
LePique, 1893-1895
Edited by Arthur Bourgeois with notes by Homer Kidder
$19.95
This fascinating collection of 50 narratives features the tales of three
19th century Ojibwa storytellers who present a fresh view of an early
period in Ojibwa thought and ways of life in Michigan's Upper Peninsula and
the south shore of Lake Superior. 168 pages.
Ojibway Heritage
by Basil Johnston
$11.95
Rarely accessible to the general public, the sense of wonder and mystery at the heart of the
Ojibway experience is conveyed as Johnston describes the creation of the universe, followed by
that of plants and animals and human beings, and the paths taken by the latter. Paper. 171 pages.
Ojibway Tales
by Basid Johnston
$13.95
These twenty-two stories were originally collected under the title Moose Meat and Wild Rice. All show the
warm-heartedness and good will of the Ojibway Indians. If they are gently satirized, so are the whites who whould
change them, and with good reason. Government ineptitude and regid piety are foisted on the Moose Meaters, who have
only thirty thousand acres to move around in. Paper. 188 pages.
Ojibwe Tales: Stories of the Ojibwe People
by Przybilla and Councillor
$8.95
A book of life lessons in the Ojibwe tradition of story telling. For children and adults. Illustrated
with beautiful artwork. 47 pages.
Rites of Conquest
by Cleland
$20.95
The story of Michigan's native peoples and their struggles to maintain unique traditions in the wake of contact
with Euro-Americans. Theirs is a history of diplomacy and negotiation, mythology and magic, birth and death, and
the joys and trials of daily life in the native villages of the Great Lakes region.
Schoolcraft's Narrative Journal of Travels
Edited by Williams
$21.95
A semi-official report of one of the Cass expedition of 1820 which left Detroit to explore the Old Northwest.
Schoolcraft's journal was popular in its day and his observations about the land and Native American life are
still basic sources of our knowledge about early life in the Upper Midwest. 520 pages.
Schoolcraft's Indian Legends
Edited by Williams
$21.95
A representative sampling of Schoocraftís writting about Native American
myth and folklore. The stories reveal the complexity and rich texture
of the Indian oral tradition.
Talking Rocks: Geology and 10,000 Years of Native American Tradition in the Lake Superior Region
by Morton and Gawboy
$17.95
Join the conversation as an earth scientist and a Native American elder--wise
men from two cultures--explore the natural history of the Lake Superior
region, examining both the science and the spirit of the land. A story
of
geological history told from two perspectives as well as the chronicle of
two people from very different heritageís
learning to understand and appreciate each otherís perspective. 210 pages.
Time of the
Eagle: A Story of an Ojibwe Winter
by Stephanie Golightly Lowden
$12.00
When smallpox strikes her family's lodge, thirteen -year-old Autumn Dawn
flees into the forest with her little brother Coyote Boy. Together, the two
native youngsters must draw on their survival skills, and learn to tell friend
from foe, as they
travel in search of a safe haven. Set in the 1700's, this is the story of
one girl's heroism and strong spirit. Paper, 128 pages.
Woman of the Green Glade: The Story of an Ojiway Woman on the Great Lakes Frontier
by Soetebier
$14.95
The story of Ozhaguscodaywayquay, daughter of an Ojibway chief who lived
in northern Wisconsin and Michiganís Upper Peninsula in the late 18th Century.
The wife of fur trader John Johnston, she helped operate one of the Great
Lakes major trading
posts in Sault Ste. Marie. Ozhaguscodaywayquay became one of the major sources
of Ojibway culture for her son-in-law Henry Rowe Schoolcraft. 130 pages.
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