The legacy of Shingwaukonse : a century of native leadership

Book

The legacy of Shingwaukonse : a century of native leadership / Janet E. Chute.

Summary:

"This book examines the careers of the Ojibwa chief Shingwaukonse, also known as Little Pine, and of two of his sons, Ogista and Buhkwujjenene, at Garden River near Sault Ste Marie. Theirs was a period in which the Great Lakes Ojibwa faced formidable challenges from entrepreneurs, missionaries, and bureaucrats, as well as from new policies set by the Canadian state." "Using an impressive array of evidence from a huge range of government, church, manuscript, and oral sources, Chute reconstructs a period of energetic and sometimes effective Aboriginal resistance to pressures visited on the community. She demonstrates that Shingwaukonse and his sons were vigilant in their attempts to maximize the autonomy and security of the Garden River Ojibwa even while many other parties insisted on their assimilation."--Jacket

Record details

ISBN: 0802042732
ISBN: 9780802042736
ISBN: 0802081088
ISBN: 9780802081087
Physical Description: xii, 359 pages, 20 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Publisher: Toronto ; University of Toronto Press, [1998]
Copyright: ©1998

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:: Includes bibliographical references (pages 317-339) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:: 1. Little Pine: Man, Leader, and Legend -- 2. For the King and the King's Church -- 3. Years of Testing and Trial -- 4. Pursuing the Great Spirit's Power -- 5. The Struggle for Aboriginal Rights -- 6. Testing the Untried Mettle: Ogista's Rise to Leadership -- 7. Challenging the System from Within -- 8. Preserving a Distinct Community -- 9. A Unifying Vision.