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The spirit lives in the mind : Omushkego stories, lives, and dreams / Louis Bird ; compiled and edited by Susan Elaine Gray.
- Title
- The spirit lives in the mind : Omushkego stories, lives, and dreams / Louis Bird ; compiled and edited by Susan Elaine Gray.
- Author
- Bird, Louis.
- Publication
- Montreal ; Ithaca : McGill-Queen's University Press, c2007.
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| Text | Request in advance | E99.C88 B573 2007 | Off-site |
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- Additional Authors
- Gray, Susan Elaine, 1960-
- Description
- xxiv, 224 p., [8] p. of plates : ill., map; 24 cm.
- Summary
- "In The Spirit Lives in the Mind the renowned storyteller and historian of the Omushkego shares teachings and stories of the Swampy Cree [Winisk Northern Ontario region] people that have been passed down from generation to generation as part of a rich oral tradition. Cree spiritual beliefs revolve around the sacred places and rich landscape of the Hudson Bay lowlands. [James Bay region also.] The beautiful narratives in The Spirit Lives in the Mind illuminate the meaning and value of spiritual maturity and power, the parallels between Omushkego morality and Roman Catholic teachings, and the importance of maintaining the traditional stories. Bird also offers explanations of shamanism and demonstrates how Catholicism affected Cree tradition. Bird collaborated with Susan Elaine Gray, who worked from many years of learning about and teaching Aboriginal culture and traditions in compiling his narratives and personal testament for The Spirit Lives in the Mind. It is a remarkable evocation of aboriginal storytelling about the Cree peoples, their landscape, and their places in the sky."--Pub. website.
- Series Statement
- Rupert's Land Record Society series ; 9
- Uniform Title
- Rupert's Land Record Society series ; 9.
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- Folklore
- Folklore.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [207]-215) and index.
- Processing Action (note)
- committed to retain
- Contents
- Water, earth, and skies -- Intruders and defenders -- Pakaaskokan, an ancient legend and mystery -- Values for life and survival -- Relations with animals -- Mitewiwin heroes and villains -- Wihtigos and cannibal hearts -- Women and men -- Personages -- Wisakaychak.
- ISBN
- 0773532099
- 9780773532090
- OCLC
- 72982488
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library