Manitowapow Aboriginal Writings from the Land of Water Edited by Niigaanwewidam James Sinclair & Warren CariouForeword by Beatrice Mosionier Imprint: HighWater Press Categories: Literary Collections, Indigenous, Canadian Show edition details Paperback : 9781553793076, 416 pages, January 2012 Paperback $35.00 Read Excerpt View Table of Contents Share: Table of contents ContentsForewordPrefaceIntroductionTraditional Systems of Writing in ManitowapowPeguisAnishinaabe 1774–1864 A Reply to the Selkirk Settlers’ Call for Help An Open Letter to the Queen’s Representatives Pierre FalconMétis 1793–1876 Li Lord Selkirk au Fort William The Dance of the Bois Brûlés Cuthbert James Grant and the Sioux ChiefsMétis 1793–1854/unknown Letter from the Sioux Chiefs to the Métis Letter from Cuthbert Grant to the Sioux Chiefs Letter from the Sioux Chiefs to the Métis Peter Jacobs (Pahtahsega)Anishinaabe/ Mississauga 1807–1890 From The Journal of the Reverend Peter Jacobs Henry Budd (Sakachuwescam)Cree 1812–1875 From The Diary of Henry Budd, 1870–1875 Louis RielMétis 1844–1885 Declaration of the People of Rupert’s Land and the North West From “The Métis of the North West” La Métisse Song of the Métis Maiden Palpite, Ô Mon Esprit Shudder, My Spirit Gabriel DumontMétis 1837–1906 Episodes of My Life My Wound at the Battle of Duck Lake My Story Harriette Goldsmith Sinclair CowanMétis/Cree 1832–1926 On My Father The “Evil One” The 1850 Manitoba Flood On Being Captured by Riel Charles Alexander Eastman (Ohiyesa)Santee Sioux 1858–1939 The Maidens’ Feast KuskapatcheesSwampy Cree 18??–19?? Kuskapatchees: The Smoky One How the Flood Came How the World Was Made Again Why the Moose’s Skin Is Loose Why the Loon Has a Flat Back William Berens (Tabasigizikweas)Anishinaabe 1866–1947 The Boy in the Red Tuque The Priests and the Furnace The Birth of the Winds, Flint, and the Great Hare Maurice SandersonCree 1877–? Mill Stones at Fairford Reminiscences of St. Paul’s Industrial School Recollections of an Indian Missionary Alex GrisdaleAnishinaabe 1896–? Death Island Niskesis and the Little People The Torch Woman The Dene Elders ProjectDeneMarisis Aze Early Life Dreamers The Story of Thanadelthur Bart Dzeylion Using Bones Helen Joseyounen Childbirth More Than One Wife Gabriel Tsannie Stories of Crowhead George BarkerSaulteaux 1896–c. 1980 My Early Years Medicine Dance James Redsky (Esquekesik)Anishinaabe 1899–? Eagle Feather The Creation of Man Albert Edward ThompsonCree/Saulteaux 1900–1973 From Chief Peguis and His Descendants Thomas BoulangerCree 1901–? From An Indian Remembers: My Life as a Trapper in Northern Manitoba Norway House EldersCreeIrene Muswagon Red Willow Crystals Muskeg Leaves Ginger Roots or Wíhkés Tommy York Treaty Days Rations York Boats: The Tail End of an Era The First Airplane I Ever Saw Ruby Beardy Residential School Burns, May 29, 1945 Betsy Muminawatum The Winter Setting at Máhtawak The Travelling Stores of the Fur Buyers Off to the Spring Camp Homemade Jeans and Woolen Socks David Courchene Sr. Anishinaabe 1926–1992 Message of the Grand Chief Problems and Possible Solutions Alice Masak FrenchNinatakmuit Inuit 1930– Grandmother Susie Louis Bird (Pennishish)Omushkego Cree 1934– John Sakaney Bernard Gull Our Grandmothers’ Powers Elders of Moose LakeCree The Story of East Arm Narrows The Medicine Man, Two Claws The Story of Norris Lake The Origin of the Wetigo Tobasonakwut KinewAnishinaabe 1936– “Let Them Burn The Sky”: Overcoming Repression of the Sacred Use of Anishinaabe Lands Elders of Grand RapidsCree We Had a Good Life No Fish Can Go Up There We Helped Each Other Bernelda WheelerCree/Assiniboine/Saulteaux 1937–2005 I Can’t Have Bannock but the Beaver Has a Dam Our Beloved Land and You The Prairie Call Welcome to The Prairie Call Unity The Rain-Dance and the Car Lot The Importance of Defending Our Culture Outlook in City—Bleak The Damaged Goods Citizens of CampervilleMétis Statement by the Citizens of Camperville George MorrissetteMétis 1938– Michif Toune Buffalo Le Pique-nique des Purs Doris YoungCree 1940– Northern Manitoba Hydro Electric Projects and Their Impact on Cree Culture Theodore FontaineAnishinaabe 1941– Killing the Indian in the Child Marie Annharte (nee Baker)Anishinaabe 1942– Hudson Bay Bill One Way to Keep Track of Who Is Talking Penumbra Pretty Tough Skin Woman Raced Out to Write This Up Jackson BeardyAnishinaabe/Cree 1944–1984 The Revenge The Story of the Giant Skunk The Bachelor Phil FontaineAnishinaabe 1944– Statement to the Pope Joe McLellan and Matrine TherriaultMétis 1945 and Anishinaabe/Cree 1946 Nanabosho and the Cranberries Ovide MercrediCree 1946– A Different Politics Elijah HarperCree 1949– What Canada Means to Me Charles Nelson (Mizhakwanigiizhik)Anishinaabe 1949– “Protection” Conflicting with Anishinabe Rights Emma LaRocquePlains Cree Métis 1949– Geese Over the City Long Way From Home My Hometown Northern Canada South Africa Beatrice MosionierMétis 1949– From In the Shadow of Evil From Come Walk With Me, A Memoir Patricia NingewanceAnishinaabe 1951– Aabiding E-niibing Gichi-mookomaanakiing Once on a Summer in the United States Murray SinclairAnishinaabe 1951– Suicide in First Nations People Inmates at Stony Mountain InstitutionAnonymous Unemployment & Indians When the Aboriginal Justice Inquiry Came to Stony Mountain The Great Snake and the Boy Tomson HighwayCree 1951– From Kiss of the Fur Queen From The Rez Sisters From Iskooniguni Iskweewuk: The Rez Sisters in Cree Duncan MercrediCree/Métis 1951– Betty Blues Singer born again indian yesterday’s song Wachea Lorraine MayerMétis 1953– Scrip À la façon du pays Marvin FrancisCree 1955–2005 mcPemmicanTM Pulling Faces Soup for the Hood Air Miles Poem Duncan Donut Cig Poem Ila BussidorDene 1955– From Night Spirits: The Story of the Relocation of the Sayisi Dene Douglas NepinakSaulteaux 1960–2005 Main Street Bone Memory indians Darrell RacineMétis 1960– From Stretching Hide (with Dale Lakevold) Joanne ArnottMétis 1960– Manitoba Pastoral Migration Brenda Isabel WastasecootCree 1963– Down the Flats Jordan WheelerCree/Anishinaabe/Assiniboine 1964– Sap Cheryl SmokeDakota Sioux 1964– The Hills Trevor GreyeyesAnishinaabe 1964– Jupiter and Mars David McLeodAnishinaabe/Métis 1964– I write Statement of account #346 boy I can’t wait to get my cheque Paul DePasqualeHaudenosaunee 1965– At the Edge of the Woods Is a Fire School of Hard Knocks Shayla ElizabethCree 1965– Chief miska muskwa Gregory ScofieldCree/Métis 1966– Women Who Forgot the Taste of Limes The Repatriation of Mrs. Ida M. Scofield Prayer Song for the Returning of Names and Sons Warren CariouMétis 1966– Going to Canada Gilbert James FredetteCree/Innu 1966– Visions or Screams A Lifetime Ago Randy LundyCree 1967– deer-sleep ghost dance ritual the trees are spirits Ian RossAnishinaabe 1968– NSF Moose on the Road A Little Dog Wearin’ Nail Polish Nichola Tookoome BatzelInuk 1970– Our Stories Belong Here Too: Manitoba Inuk Columpa C. BobbCoast Salish 1971– From Will Work 4 Home Nahanni FontaineAnishinaabe 1971– Our Cherished Sisters, Mothers, Aunties, and Grandmothers: Violence Against Aboriginal Women Rosanna DeerchildCree 1972– back home crazy horse is a girl northern lights paper indians Colleen SimardAnishinaabe/Cree 1972– Listen to the Roar of the Thunderbirds Thanks, Mr. Paul, for All Your Help Maeengan LinklaterAnishinaabe 1974– Home Althea GuibocheCree/Saulteaux 1974– I Found Myself the Other Day I Dream of Jigging Niigaanwewidam James SinclairAnishinaabe 1976– Water Scroll Donna BeyerCree/Anishinaabe 1976– nichimos backroads Clayton Thomas-MüllerCree 1977– The Seventh Generation Ryan McMahonAnishinaabe/Métis 1977– Hystereotypes, Eh? Katherena VermetteMétis 1977– nortendgrrl David Alexander RobertsonSwampy Cree 1977– From Ends/Begins Wabanakwut (Wab) KinewAnishinaabe 1981– Good Boy Julie LafreniereMétis 1982– Adventures in Dating a White Guy Jennifer StormAnishinaabe 1986– From Deadly Loyalties Suzanne MorrissetteMétis 1987– incomplete thoughts on knowing through place Rebecca KantimereAnishinaabe 1989– A Mother’s Promise Alyssa BirdCree/Anishinaabe 1993– Frustration Permissions/SourcesThematic Index A rich, colourful, and diverse collection of works by Indigenous writers that together tell the story of Manitowapow, also known as Manitoba. Description In the middle of the continent, where waterways and rivers gather in immense lakes, many different peoples have met, lived, and thrived. Travel back through the millennia and forward to the present day to gain a dynamic picture of a territory interconnected through words, ideas, and experiences. From one page to the next, readers will discover writings from historically significant figures, literary works by well-known writers, nonfiction and political pieces by Indigenous leaders, contributions by storytellers and Knowledge Keepers from far-reaching Manitoba communities, as well as new and vibrant voices that express contemporary Indigenous experiences. Beginning with traditional writing systems, Manitowapow shares diverse Indigenous perspectives and histories, from the late 1700s through to the present day in what is now Manitoba. Created in the spirit of the Anishinaabe concept debwe—to speak the truth—The Debwe Series is a collection of exceptional Indigenous writing from across Canada. Manitowapow, a one-of-a-kind anthology, is the first book in The Debwe Series. Reviews Rich with prose, poetry, and historical events, [this book would be] invaluable in Native studies, literature, and history courses, as well as for the general reader. Beatrice Mosionier Manitowapow is a must-read, not only for all of Manitobans, but for all Canadians. It brings to life the history and experiences of one of the most beautiful places in the world through images, words, and stories of people who draw their lives from the land and water here. Our home is a storied place. This book tells this story, completing a chapter of history rarely told in books and classrooms. Phil Fontaine These are voices that need to be heard and read. These are the foundations of our culture, foundations which have grown from generation to generation into the imagination and intellect of today. Of the today we will share. John Ralston Saul