Title Ottawa stories from the Springs : anishinaabe dibaadjimowinan wodi gaa binjibaamigak wodi mookodjiwong e zhinikaadek / translated and edited by Howard Webkamigad

Published East Lansing, MI : Michigan State University Press, 2015 East Lansing Michigan State University Press, [2015] ©2015

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Description 1 online resource (306 p.) Series American Indian studies series American Indian studies. Contents Note on the Recordings / by James McClurken -- Foreword / by Frank Ettawageshik -- Introduction, Acknowledgements, and General Comments -- Anishinaabemowin Sounds -- Long and Short Vowel Sounds -- SECTION 1. Nenibozhoo Stories -- SECTION 2. Legends and Cultural Stories -- SECTION 3. Historical Stories -- SECTION 4. Contemporary Stories Summary "Sometimes things come to people out of the blue and seemingly for a reason. The Anishinaabe word for this is nigika. The stories contained in this collection reached Howard Webkamigad nearly eighty years after they were recorded, after first being kept in their original copper wire format by the American Philosophical Society and later being converted onto cassettes and held by Dr. James McClurken of Michigan State University. These rich tales, recorded by Anishinaabe people in the Harbor Springs area of Michigan, draw on the legends, fables, trickster stories, parables, and humor of Anishinaabe culture. Reaching back to the distant past but also delving into more recent events, this book contains a broad swath of the history of the Ojibwe/Chippewa, Ottawa, Pottawatomi, Algonkian, Abenaki, Saulteau, Mashkiigowok/Cree, and other groups that make up the broad range of the Anishinaabe-speaking peoples. Provided here are original stories transcribed from Anishinaabe-language recordings alongside Howard Webkamigad's English translations. These stories not only provide a textured portrait of a complex people but also will help Anishinaabe-language learners see patterns in the language and get a sense of how it flows. Featuring side-by-side Anishinaabe/English translations" Notes Description based upon print version of record English Description based on print version record Subject Harbor Springs Region (Mich.) -- Social life and customs Ojibwa Indians -- Michigan -- Harbor Springs Region -- Social life and customs Ojibwa Indians -- Folklore. Ojibwa Indians -- Michigan -- Harbor Springs Region -- Social life and customs Ojibwa language -- Texts. Ojibwa language. Ottawa Indians -- Folklore Ottawa Indians -- Michigan -- Harbor Springs Region -- Social life and customs Ottawa Indians -- Folklore Ottawa Indians -- Michigan -- Harbor Springs Region -- Social life and customs FICTION / Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology. FICTION / General. FICTION -- Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology. FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY / Native American Languages. FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY -- Native American Languages. Manners and customs. Ojibwa Indians -- Social life and customs. Ojibwa Indians. Ojibwa language. Ottawa Indians -- Social life and customs. Ottawa Indians. Harbor Springs Region (Mich.) -- Social life and customs Genre/Form Folk tales. Folk tales. Folklore. Texts. Form Electronic book Author Webkamigad, Howard, translator, editor. LC no. 2014015748 ISBN 1609174224 9781609174224

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