By: William Trowbridge LARNED (c. 1867 - 1928) and Henry R. SCHOOLCRAFT (1793 - 1864)
With no written language, Native Americans
living in the Lake Superior region passed their cultural identity down
through the generations by way of stories. Far more than mere tales to
amuse children, they passed along the collective wisdom of the tribes.
In the 1830s, government Indian Agent and ethnologist Henry R
Schoolcraft learned the language of these people and went out to collect
and preserve their stories before the tribes disappeared under the
westward rush of American civilization. Though these stories were recast
as children’s fairy tales in the 1920s, they contain much of the old
wisdom of a culture which has largely disappeared. (Summary by Chip)
Genre(s): Children's Fiction, Myths, Legends & Fairy Tales, Short Stories
Language: English
Running Time: 2:49:08
Zip file size: 81.2MB
Catalog date: 2006-02-10
Read by: Chip
Book Coordinator: Chip
Meta Coordinator: Kara Shallenberg
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