ojibwa

A contemporary American Indian tells how he overcame a poverty-stricken childhood and cruel institutions to live a better life.

Text, color photographs, and illustrations present the history, customs, and culture of the Ojibwa Native Americans.

Fifteen-year-old Pete, who is part Chippewa, spends a difficult summer fighting fires that threaten the northern Wisconsin forest, while also hunting an equally threatening creature believed to be part dog and part wolf.

In the early 1700s, twelve-year-old Suzette, an Ojibwa-French girl, hopes that her father will win the fur-trapping contest so that he can quit being a voyageur and stay with his family year-round, but when he is accused of stealing, Suzette must use her knowledge of both French and Ojibwa ways to find the real thief.

Polly, an Ojibway (Chippewa) Indian, has been teased at school for refusing to play cowboys and indians. Her mother and sister offer comfort and support. Readers will gain some insight into the Ojibway language and perspective-and they will see in a very powerful way that people all over the world should learn more about each other.

In 1911, a farm family is killed in Pluto, North Dakota, and three Ojibwe are lynched for the murders even though there is no evidence of their guilt; and years later, the events of the crime reverberate among the descendants of those involved.

Pierre L'Errant is the oddest man to arrive on the Otter Lake Indian reserve. He rents a room in the dark basement, and only goes out into the forest at night. Sixteen-year-old Tiffany finds him creepy, but when her relationship problems catch up with her, Tiffany flees into the forest, where she meets Pierre, and their lives both change forever.

Examines the lives of several generations of families who live on and around a Chippewa reservation in North Dakota, following various characters who suffer due to government policies, poverty, alcoholism, and other problems.

Profiles the life and work of the man who founded the American Indian Movement (AIM) in 1968 in order to protect the rights of Native Americans.

A collection of traditional legends and recent writings by Ojibwe storyteller Anne Dunn in which animal messengers from Native American legend are intertwined with characters from Dunn's original, autobiographical stories.