1. The Grand Medicine Society, The Midewiwin

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface xi
4. Introduction xxiii
5. Living With Animals Ojibwe Spirit Powers 1
6. 1. The Grand Medicine Society, The Midewiwin 3
7. 2. “Paths Of The Spirit”: Moral Values In The Writings Of Four Nineteenth-Century Ojibwe In The Spirit Of The Midewiwin 48
8. 3. Otter, The Playful Slider 80
9. 4. Owls: Images And Voices In The Ojibwe And Midewiwin Worlds 94
10. 5. Omnipresent And Ambivalent Bears 115
11. 6. Water Creatures 168
12. 7. Thunderbirds 193
13. Conclusion 219
14. Appendix A Leadership Among The Ojibwe 227
15. Appendix B The Sweat Lodge 230
16. Appendix C Bear As Celestial 232
17. Appendix D Ojibwe Historical Relationship With Copper 235
18. Appendix E Lacrosse And War 239
19. Notes 241
20. Archives And Collections 285
21. Bibliography 289
22. Index 329