Moose Meat and Wild Rice: Ojibway Tales

Title Page......Page 2
Copyright......Page 3
Contents......Page 4
Preface......Page 6
Part One - The Resourcefulness of the Moose Meat Point Ojibway......Page 9
Indian Smart Moose Smart......Page 10
“If You Want to Play”......Page 16
The Honey Pot......Page 23
The Potatoes Musta Fell Out......Page 29
In a Pig’s Eye......Page 34
You Can Have Her: I Don’t Want Her......Page 39
Part Two - Christianity, Religion and Worship at Moose Meat Point......Page 46
The Miracle......Page 47
Yellow Cloud’s Battle with the Spirits......Page 53
Don’t Make Fun of Old Beliefs......Page 61
What is Sin?......Page 68
Secular Revenge......Page 76
The Root of Evil......Page 81
The Power of Prayer......Page 86
Nearer My God to Thee......Page 92
Chapter 15 - The Wedding......Page 96
Part Three - Getting Along and Ahead Outside the Reserve......Page 107
How Would You Like Your Eggs?......Page 108
Don’t Call Me No Name!......Page 115
Good Thing We Know Them People......Page 120
They Don’t Want No Indians......Page 125
Can I See the President?......Page 136
Part Four - With Housing, Education and Business … Poof!......Page 144
Big Business......Page 145
The Kiss and the Moonshine......Page 152
A Sign of the Times......Page 162
Epilogue......Page 178