Side A of this tape has not been translated into English. Side B is a conference about Ojibway legends of creation, flood and migration and how these compare to the legends of other peoples. Also talks about the origins of the clans and Midewiwin lodge.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 8, no. 3, 1984, pp. 81-131
Description
Book reviews of:
Lakota Society by James R. Walker.
Lakota Myth by James R. Walker.
Living the Sky: The Cosmos of the American Indian by Ray A. Williamson.
The Sons of the Wind edited by D. M. Dooling.
Cev'armiut Qanemciit Qulirait-llu compiled by Anthony C. Woodbury.
The Hidden Half: Studies of Plains Indian Women by Patricia Albers and Beatrice Medicine.
The Imperial Osages: Spanish-Indian Diplomacy in the Mississippi Valley by Gilbert C. Din and Abraham P.
Nine elders in discussion at Saddle Lake Reserve. They talk about aspects of life before contact with whites, Treaty #6, the history of amalgamations and land sales, and a traditional story of a boy raised by buffalo.
William Okeymaw attended the signing of Treaty 8 when he was 12 years old. He talks about: signing of treaty; treaty promises; establishment of reserves around Lesser Slave Lake; and expansion of these reserves as population grew; and the present need for further expansion.