INTRODUCTION

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS V
3. TABLE OF CONTENTS VII
4. MAPS X
5. CHART X
6. INTRODUCTION 1
7. OJIBWA HISTORY 8
8. CHRISTIAN MISSIONS TO THE OJIBWAS 26
9. OJIBWA RESPONSES TO CHRISTIAN MISSIONS 45
10. THE OJIBWA PERSON, LIVING AND DEAD 59
11. THE MANITOS 72
12. NANABOZHO AND THE CREATION MYTH 84
13. OJIBWA RELATIONS WITH THE MANITOS 101
14. PUBERTY FASTING AND VISIONS 121
15. DISEASE, HEALTH, AND MEDICINE 144
16. RELIGIOUS LEADERSHIP 160
17. MIDEWIWIN 174
18. DIVERSE RELIGIOUS MOVEMENTS 191
19. THE LOSS OF OJIBWA RELIGION: A CASE IN POINT 198
20. BIBLIOGRAPHY 206
21. INDEX 229