Chi-mewinzha: Ojibwe Stories from Leech Lake
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
Chi-mewinzha: Ojibwe Stories from Leech Lake
By (Author) Dorothy Dora Whipple
Edited by Wendy Makoons Geniusz
Edited by Brendan Fairbanks
Illustrated by Annmarie Geniusz
University of Minnesota Press
University of Minnesota Press
1st July 2015
United States
Classifications
General
Non Fiction
Indigenous peoples
Folklore studies / Study of myth (mythology)
977.6805092
Physical Properties
Paperback
112
Width 216mm, Height 216mm, Spine 25mm
Description
In the first ninety-five years of her life, Dorothy Dora Whipple has seen a lot of history, and in this book that history, along with the endangered Ojibwe language, sees new life. A bilingual record of Dorothy's stories, ranging from personal history to cultural teachings, "Chi-mewinzha" (long ago) presents this venerable elder's words in the orig
Reviews
"Dorothy Whipples recollections, sometimes funny and sometimes emotional, offer insight to the realities of Native American Life. Chi-mewinzha is an easy read thats both entertaining and educational for all ages."Northern Wilds
"Dorothys own recollections-- sometimes amusing, sometimes poignant-- offer insight into the daily realities, both intimate and emblematic, of Native American life."Anishinaabeg Today
"In the Ojibwe migration story, its said that a time would come when people would go to the elders and ask them to teach us. Dorothy Dora Whipple is one of those elders. In Chi-mewinzha, she accomplishes her mission to share and teach Ojibwemowin and the culture of the Ojibwe people."Tribal College Journal
Author Bio
Dorothy Dora Whipple, whose Anishinaabe name is Mezinaashiikwe, is an elder from the Leech Lake Reservation in Minnesota who currently lives in Cass Lake. She was a member of the Minneapolis American Indian Community for many years. She has spoken Ojibwe her entire life and has worked on numerous Ojibwe language revitalization projects, including the University of Minnesotas Ojibwe Language CD-ROM Project.
Wendy Makoons Geniusz is of Cree and Mtis descent, raised with Ojibwe language and culture. She is assistant professor of languages at the University of WisconsinEau Claire. She is the author of Our Knowledge Is Not Primitive: Decolonizing Botanical Anishinaabe Teachings.
Brendan Fairbanks is a member of both the Kickapoo Tribe of Oklahoma and the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe. He is assistant professor in the Department of American studies at the University of Minnesota.
