Wisconsin
Chippewa Myths & Tales
And
Their Relation to Chippewa Life
Victor
Barnouw
"A valuable contribution to studies
of the Chippewa and Native American folklore in general and an
important volume for public and college libraries."
—Choice
Wisconsin Chippewa Myths & Tales, originally
published in 1977, was the first collection of Chippewa folklore
to provide a comparative and sociological context for the tales.
These myths and tales were recorded between 1941 and 1944 by
four young field workers who later became prominent anthropologists:
Joseph B. Casagrande, Ernestine Friedl, Robert E. Ritzenthaler,
and Victor Barnouw himself. The tales—which include stories
of tricksters, animals, magical powers, and cannibal ice-giants—were
told primarily by five members of the Lac Court Oreilles and
Lac du Flambeau bands of Chippewa: John Mink, Prosper Guibord,
Delia Oshogay, Tom Badger, and Julia Badger. Wisconsin Chippewa
Myths and Tales is read as much for its fascinating stories
as for its scholarship.
"Victor
Barnouw is already well known for his various contributions to
the study of Chippewa life and culture and in this volume he
uses his specialist knowledge to elucidate a number of myths
and tales — tales about animals and 'windigos,' stories
about the two sisters Matchikwewis and Oshkikwe, and the long
(and involved) Wenebojo Origin Myth. Helpful explanatory notes
are attached to each story and Barnouw succeeds in judiciously
blending his scholarship with a certain lucidity of style: the
texts are eminently readable, and the work contains a sensible
reference system, and a useful Introduction."—Lore
and Literature
Victor Barnouw (1916–1989) was
professor emeritus of anthropology at the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee
and the first recipient, in 1968, of the American Anthropological
Association's annual Stirling Award in culture and personality.
He is the author of An Introduction to Anthropology, Volumes
I and II, and Culture and Personality.
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October
1979
304 pp. 6 x 9
3 maps, 1 fig.
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