Ogîmäwkwě mitigwäk [[electronic resource] =] : Queen of the woods : a novel / / by Simon Pokagon; with a foreword by Philip J. Deloria ; and essays by John N. Low, Margaret Noori, and Kiara M. Vigil

• Autore: Pokagon Simon <1830-1899.>
• Pubblicazione: East Lansing, : Michigan State University Press, c2011
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (228 p.)
• Disciplina: 977.004/97316; B
• Soggetto topico: Potawatomi Indians; Potawatomi language
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: DeloriaPhilip J LowJohn N NooriMargaret VigilKiara M
• Note generali: Originally published: Hartford, Mich. : C.H. Engle, 1899. With new foreword, editorial notes, and appendices.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Foreword to the Current Edition; The Architecture of Simon Pokagon: In Text and on Display; Turn of the Century Indian Intellectualism: Language and Literacy in Simon Pokagon''s ""Queen of the Woods""; Reading Queen of the Woods Today; A Brief Sketch of Chief Simon Pokagon's Life; The Algonquin Language; Editorial Note; Queen of the Woods: Ogimawkwe Mitigwaki; Chapter 1; Chapter 2; Chapter 3; Chapter 4; Chapter 5; Chapter 6; Chapter 7; Chapter 8; Chapter 9; Chapter 10; Chapter 11; Chapter 12; Appendix 1: Pokagon''s Address at the World''s Columbian Exposition, Chicago, 1893 ; Appendix 2: Pokagon''s Address at the Cem Opera House at Liberty, Indiana, January 7, 1898 Selected Bibliography
• Sommario/riassunto: Simon Pokagon, the son of tribal patriarch Leopold Pokagon, was a talented writer, advocate for the Pokagon Potawatomi community, and tireless self-promoter. In 1899, shorty after his death, Pokagon''s novel Ogimawkwe Mitigwaki (Queen of the Woods)-only the second ever published by an American Indian-appeared. It was intended to be a testimonial to the traditions, stability, and continuity of the Potawatomi in a rapidly changing world. Read today, Queen of the Woods is evidence of the author''s desire to mark the cultural, political, and social landscapes with a memorial to the past a
• Titolo autorizzato: Ogîmäwkwě mitigwäk
• ISBN: 1-62895-102-8; 1-60917-217-5
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910457637403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: American Indian studies series (East Lansing, Mich.)