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Unscripted America
Unscripted America reconstructs an archive of indigenous language texts in order to present a new and wholly unique account of their impact on philosophy and US literary culture.
Indian Slavery in Colonial America
European enslavement of American Indians began with Christopher Columbus?s arrival in the New World. The slave trade expanded with European colonies, and though African slave labor filled many needs, huge numbers of America?s indigenous peoples continued to be captured and forced to work as slaves. Although central to the process of colony-building in what became the United States, this phenomena has received scant attention from historians. ø Indian Slavery in Colonial America, edited by Alan Gallay, examines the complicated dynamics of Indian enslavement. How and why Indians became both slaves of the Europeans and suppliers of slavery?s victims is the subject of this book. The essays in this collection use Indian slavery as a lens through which to explore both Indian and European societies and their interactions, as well as relations between and among Native groups.
Taking Flight
A dynamic account of ornithological history in America’s heartland. Today, more than fifty million Americans traipse through wetlands at dawn, endure clouds of mosquitoes, and brave freezing autumn winds just to catch a glimpse of a bird. The human desire to connect with winged creatures defies age and generation. In the Midwest, humans and birds have lived together for more than twelve thousand years. Taking Flight explores how and why people have worshipped, feared, studied, hunted, eaten, and protected the birds that surrounded them. Author and birder Michael Edmonds has combed archaeological reports, missionaries’ journals, travelers’ letters, early scientific treatises, the memoirs of American Indian elders, and the folklore of hunters, farmers, and formerly enslaved people throughout the Midwest to reveal how our ancestors thought about the very same birds we see today. Whether you’re a casual bird-watcher, a hard-core life-lister, or simply someone who loves the outdoors, you’ll look at birds differently after reading this book.
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Algonquins
First published in French in Recherches amérindiennes au Québec in 1993, this collection of essays aims to provide a better understanding of the Algonquin people. The nine contributors to the book deal with topics ranging from prehistory, historical narratives, social organization and land use to mythology and legends, beliefs, material culture and the conditions of contemporary life. A thematic bibliography completes the volume.
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L'algonquin au XVIIe siècle
Une édition critique, analysée et commentée de la grammaire algonquine du père Louis Nicolas.
Lire et écrire chez les Amérindiens de Nouvelle-France
Lire et écrire chez les Amérindiens de la Nouvelle-France nous propulse dans un monde autochtone en mutation sous l’effet des avancées de la colonisation européenne entre le xvie et le xixe siècle. Au cours de cette longue période marquée par le changement et l’adaptation aux réalités nouvelles, lire et écrire, mais aussi parler français et anglais et même savoir compter, agissent sur l’identité, les pratiques du quotidien et de l’exceptionnel des Premières Nations, préludant ainsi aux grands bouleversements que provoquera l’ère industrielle dans la vie des communautés autochtones. Fruit d’une recherche minutieuse dans les sources historiques les plus diverses, l’impressionnante fresque que propose ce livre nous plonge au cœur de l’école dans les villages amérindiens chrétiens du Canada, de l’Acadie, du Saguenay et d’ailleurs. Loin de se cantonner au seul cadre scolaire, la traversée historique et géographique à laquelle le lecteur est convié lui dévoile la relation parfois singulière que les mondes autochtones ont développée avec l’univers de l’écrit sous ses multiples expressions, parfois convenues, souvent inusitées.
