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Wild rice and the Ojibway people / Thomas Vennum, Jr.
Summary:
Publisher description: Wild rice has always been essential to life in the Upper Midwest and neighboring Canada. In this far-reaching book, Thomas Vennum, Jr., uses travelers' narratives, historical and ethnological accounts, scientific data, historical and contemporary photographs and sketches, his own field work, and the words of Indian people to examine the importance of this wild food to the Ojibway people. He details the technology of harvesting and processing, from seventeenth-century reports though modern mechanization. He explains the important place of wild rice in Ojibway ceremony and legend and depicts the rich social life of the traditional rice camps. And he reviews the volatile issues of treaty rights and litigations involving Indian problems in maintaining this traditional resource. A staple of the Ojibway diet and economy for centuries, wild rice has now become a gourmet food. With twentieth-century agricultural technology and paddy cultivation, white growers have virtually removed this important source of income from Indain hands. Nevertheless, the Ojibway continue to harvest and process rice each year. It remains a vital part of their social, cultural, and religious life.
Record details
- ISBN: 0873512251
- ISBN: 9780873512251
- ISBN: 087351226X
- ISBN: 9780873512268
- Physical Description: ix, 357 pages, [1] pages of plates : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 24 cm
- Publisher: St. Paul : Minnesota Historical Society Press, 1988.
Content descriptions
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 331-349) and index.
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- Subject:
- Ojibwa Indians > Food.
Indians of North America > Food > Lake States.
Wild rice > Lake States.
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- 0 of 1 copy available at Northwest Indian College.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lummi Library | E 99 .C6 V46 1998 | 288052 | Stacks | Checked out | 04/07/2020 |
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