Recommended readings (Part III)

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Written in 1852 and first published in 1885, is perhaps the most important history of the Ojibway (Chippewa) ever written. Warren, the son of an Ojibway woman and a white man, collected firsthand descriptions and stories from his relatives, tribal leaders, and acquaintances. He transcribed this oral history in terms that nineteenth-century whites could under­stand, focusing on warfare, tribal organization, and political leaders. Interspersed among his vivid descriptions of memorable battles is a wealth of information on the Ojibway people's customs, family life, totemic system, hunting methods, fur trade, and relations with other tribal groups and with whites. W. Roger Buffalohead's new introduction to this edition describes the complexities that make this a fascinating study.
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"HISTORY OF THE OJIBWAY PEOPLE" by William W. Warren; Minnesota Historical Society Press, St. Paul 1984; ISBN: 0-87351-162-X; COVER: Ojibway camp with birch-bark wigwams and canoes, ca. 1870; photograph by Benjamin F. Upton; Minnesota Historical Society Collections.