Benton-Banai, Edward, 1934-

The Mishomis book : the voice of the Ojibway / by Edward Benton-Banai. - First University of Minnesota Press edition. - v, 114 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm.

Cover title. Originally published: St. Paul, Minn. : Indian Country Press, c1979.

The Ojibway creation story -- Original man walks the earth -- Original man and his grandmother No-ko'-mis -- The Earth's first people -- The great flood -- Waynaboozhoo and the search for his father -- Waynaboozhoo and his return to the people -- The seven grandfathers and the little boy -- The old man and the first midewiwin ceremony -- The clan system -- The pipe and the eagle -- The sweat lodge -- The seven fires -- The migration of the Anishinabe -- Stepping into modern history.

Recounts the legends, customs, and history of the Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin.

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Indians of North America--Wisconsin--Folklore.
Ojibwa Indians--Folklore.
Ojibwa mythology--Juvenile literature.

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