02237nam 2200553 a 450 991078439370332120200520144314.00-8166-9793-0(CKB)1000000000346672(EBL)310735(OCoLC)476095974(SSID)ssj0000109392(PQKBManifestationID)11114007(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000109392(PQKBWorkID)10068677(PQKB)11083720(OCoLC)191953395(MdBmJHUP)muse38803(Au-PeEL)EBL310735(CaPaEBR)ebr10173875(CaONFJC)MIL522954(MiAaPQ)EBC310735(EXLCZ)99100000000034667220051018d2006 ub 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrBear Island[electronic resource] the war at Sugar Point /Gerald Vizenor ; foreword by Jace WeaverMinneapolis University of Minnesota Pressc20061 online resource (110 p.)Indigenous AmericasDescription based upon print version of record.0-8166-4699-6 CONTENTS; FOREWORD; Bear Island; INTRODUCTION: The War at Sugar Point; OVERTURE: Manidoo Creations; BAGWANA: The Pillagers of Liberty; HOLE IN THE DAY: Grafters and Warrants; BEARWALKERS: 5 October 1898; GATLING GUN: 6 October 1898; WAR NECKLACE: 9 October 1898Drawing on the traditional ways of Anishinaabe storytelling, acclaimed writer Gerald Vizenor illuminates the 1898 battle at Sugar Point in this epic poem. Fought between the Pillagers of the Leech Lake Reservation and U.S. soldiers, the battle marked a turning point in relations between the government and Native Americans. Bear Island brings back to light a key moment in Minnesota's history.Indigenous Americas.Ojibwa IndiansPoetryOjibwa Indians811/.54Vizenor Gerald Robert1934-1088812MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910784393703321Bear Island3712555UNINA