The Traditional History and Characteristic Sketches of the Ojibway Nation - Softcover

Copway, George

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1410202410 ISBN 13: 9781410202413

Publisher: University Press of the Pacific, 2002

Synopsis

"A sketch of my nation's history, describing its home, its country, and its peculiarities, and...its traditional legends," written by George Copway, (also known as Kah-Ge-Ga-Gah-Bowh, Chief of the Ojibway Nation), and first published in England, in 1850. A thorough examination of Ojibway Indian history, culture, traditions, and beliefs, by a chief who had one foot in the life of his tribe and the other in the white world. Includes discussions of Indian writing and language, along with illustrations depicting various symbols used in picture writing. Copway offers one of the earliest arguments for Indian reservations. George Copway (1818-ca.1863), was an Ojibwa Indian chief, educated in Illinois, who produced important translations into the Chippewa language. He lived and worked mostly in Michigan, but was also connected with the New York press, and he toured and lectured widely in Europe.

About this title

About the Author:

Born in Trenton, Ontario, in 1818, George Copway (Kah-ge-ga-gah-bowh) wrote extensively on Aboriginal peoples and, as an ordained Methodist minister, worked as a missionary among several tribes. He is the author of several books, including "The Life, History and Travels of Kah-ge-ga-gah-bowh" (1847).

About this edition

• Publisher: University Press of the Pacific
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 1410202410
• ISBN 13: 9781410202413
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 316