Life and Traditions of the Red Man A Rediscovered Treasure of Native American Literature

Name: Life and Traditions of the Red Man A Rediscovered Treasure of Native American Literature
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ISBN: 9780822340287

ISBN-10: 0822340283

ISBN-13: 9780822340287

Edition: 2007

Authors: Joseph Nicolar, Annette Kolodny, Charles Norman Shay

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Joseph Nicolar's "The Life and Traditions of the Red Man" tells the story of his people from the first moments of creation to the earliest arrivals and eventual settlement of Europeans. Self-published by Nicolar in 1893, this is one of the few sustained narratives in English composed by a member of an Eastern Algonquian-speaking people during the nineteenth century. At a time when Native Americans' ability to exist as Natives was imperiled, Nicolar wrote his book in an urgent effort to pass on Penobscot cultural heritage to subsequent generations of the tribe and to reclaim Native Americans' right to self-representation. This extraordinary work weaves together stories of Penobscot history,…

Book details

List price: $22.95
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: Duke University Press
Publication date: 2/28/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 240
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.748
Language: English



Illustrations


Preface



Acknowledgments


A Summary History of the Penobscot Nation



Introduction to Joseph Nicolar's 1893 The Life and Traditions of the Red Man



A Note on Nicolar's Text


Joseph Nicolar's The Life and Traditions of the Red Man


Preface



The Creation


Klose-kur-beh's Journey


Meeting his Companions


The Marriage



With the aid of May May, Klose-kur-beh destroyed the Serpent


The Sea Voyage



Klose-kur-beh's hunting


The first mother changed into corn and tobacco



The winter and the seven years famine


The discovery of the frist white man's track



The fish famine


The capture of the white swan and the white spiritual men driven away



The winding up the war with the May-Quays


The grand council established


The arrival and settlement of the white man


Conclusion


Notes to the Nicolar Text


Afterword



Works Consulted and Recommendations for Further Reading


Illustration Credits