| Description |
1 online resource (xxiv, 224 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map |
| Series |
Rupert's Land Record Society series ; 9 |
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Rupert's Land Record Society series ; 9.
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| 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 |
| 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 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-211) and index |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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English |
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digitized 2011 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL |
| Subject |
Cree philosophy -- Hudson Bay Region
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Cree philosophy -- James Bay Region
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Cree Indians -- Hudson Bay Region -- Religion
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Cree Indians -- James Bay Region -- Religion
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Cree Indians -- Hudson Bay Region -- Folklore
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Cree Indians -- James Bay Region -- Folklore
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RELIGION -- Ethnic & Tribal.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Ethnic Studies -- Native American Studies.
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Cree Indians
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Cree Indians -- Religion
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Cree philosophy
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Kosmologie.
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Canada -- James Bay Region
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Hudson Bay Region
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Cree (Volk)
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James Bay.
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Kanada.
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| Genre/Form |
Folklore
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Folklore.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Gray, Susan Elaine, 1960-
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| ISBN |
9780773576926 |
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0773576924 |
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1282867369 |
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9781282867369 |
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9786612867361 |
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6612867361 |
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9780773580909 |
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0773580905 |
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