Shared Experience and Magical Death: Chipewyan Explanations of a Prophet's Decline
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Henry S. Sharp
Ethnology, vol. 25, no. 4, October 1986, pp. 257-270
Description
Relates events surrounding the life of Magic Boy, who was viewed as the reincarnation of Lived-with-the-Wolves, possessor of the most powerful indoze (secret way of knowing) by the Chipewyan. These events took place during the 1960s and early 1970s in Canada's North. Includes discussion of the origins and beliefs surrounding the concept of indoze.