History of the Ojibway people / William W. Warren ; edited and annotated, with a new introduction by Theresa Schenck.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Warren, William W. (William Whipple), 1825-1853.

Contributor:

Schenck, Theresa M.

George Clapp Vaillant Book Fund.

Standardized Title:

History of the Ojibways, based upon traditions and oral statements

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ojibwa Indians--History.

Ojibwa Indians.

History.

Indians of North America--History.

Indians of North America.

Warren, William W. (William Whipple), 1825-1853.

Warren, William W.

Physical Description:

xxiv, 316 pages ; 23 cm

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

St. Paul : Minnesota Historical Society Press, [2009]

Summary:

First Published in 1885 by the Minnesota Historical Society, William W. Warren's History of the Ojibway People has long been recognized as a classic source on Ojibwe history and culture. Warren, the son of an Ojibwe woman, wrote his history in the hope of saving traditional stories for posterity even as he presented to the American public a sympathetic view of a people he believed were fast disappearing under the onslaught of a corrupt frontier population. He collected firsthand descriptions and stories from relatives, tribal leaders, and acquaintances and transcribed this oral history in terms that nineteenth-century whites could understand, focusing on warfare, tribal organizations, and political leaders.

Now, for the first time since its initial publication, this indispensable volume is available with new annotations researched and written by professor Theresa Schenck. A new introduction by Schenck also gives a clear and concise history of the text and of the author, firmly establishing a place for William Warren in the tradition of American Indian intellectual thought.

Contents:

1 General Account of the Present Local Position and Numbers of the Ojibways, and Their Connection with Other Tribes 9

2 Totemic Division of the O-jib-ways 17

3 Origin of the Ojibways 26

4 Emigration of the Ojibways from the Shores of the Atlantic Ocean, to Their Occupation of the Area of Lake Superior 42

5 The Ojibway Town at La Pointe 58

6 Dispersion of the Ojibways from the Island of La Pointe 67

7 Era of the Discovery 71

8 The Immediate Consequence of Their First Intercourse with the White Race 81

9 Account of the First French Trading Posts Built on Lake Superior 90

10 Wars of the Ojibways with the Iroquois and O-dug-am-ees, or Foxes 97

11 Taking of Mille Lacs by the Ojibways 104

12 Occupation of the St. Croix River Country by the Ojibways 110

13 The Country about the Source of the Mississippi 119

14 Progress of the Ojibways on the Upper Mississippi 125

15 Occupation of the Wisconsin and Chippewa River Valleys by the Ojibways 130

16 Ending of the French Supremacy 134

17 Commencement of British Supremacy 146

18 Grand Expedition of the Dakotas to the Sources of the Mississippi, against the Ojibways 155

19 Progress of the Ojibways on the Upper Mississippi 164

20 Closing of the War between the Ojibways and Odugamies 169

21 Origin of the Distinctive Name of Pillagers Applied to the Leech Lake Band of Ojibways; and the Era of Smallpox 180

22 Continued Progress of the Ojibways on the Upper Mississippi during the End of the Eighteenth Century 185

23 Attack of a War Party of Dakotas on a French Trading House, on the Upper Mississippi, in the Year 1783 194

24 The Sources of the Mississippi Become Open to the Enterprise of the Fur Trade, 1792 197

25 John Baptiste Cadotte 205

26 Progress of the Ojibways on the Wisconsin and Chippeway Rivers 211

27 Ojibways of the Wisconsin and Chippeway Rivers 224

28 Affairs of the Ojibways on the St. Croix 233

29 The Pillagers 240

30 Ojibways of the Upper Mississippi 246

31 Ojibways of the Upper Mississippi 251

32 Ojibways of the Upper Mississippi 256

33 Endeavors of the British to Entice the Ojibways of Lake Superior and Mississippi to Join Their Arms in the War of 1812 264

34 A Brief Sketch of the Fur Trade and Fur Traders among the Ojibways from the Formation of the Northwest Company in 1787 to 1834 272

35 Events from 1818 to 1826 280.

Notes:

Originally published as: History of the Ojibways, based upon traditions and oral statements. St. Paul : Minnesota Historical Society, 1885. (Collections of the Minnesota Historical Society ; v. 5).

Includes bibliographical references (pages 299-305) and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the George Clapp Vaillant Book Fund.

ISBN:

9780873516433

0873516435

OCLC:

263498317