Wisconsin Chippewa Myths & Tales: And Their Relation to Chippewa Life

By Victor Barnouw

Book Overview

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 & Tales is read as much for its fascinating stories as for its scholarship.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0299073149
• ISBN13: 9780299073145
• Release Date: October 1979
• Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.92 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.0"