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Critical Commentary
Critical Commentary The legend “The Coyote and the Wind”, published in the January 1913 edition of “The Red Man”, was written by Caleb Carter, a member of the Nez Perce tribe and the Carlisle Indian School graduating class of 1912. … Continue reading
Posted in Caleb Carter, Tribal Educators
Tagged animals, Coyote, Etiological, Humor, Legend, The Red Man, Trickster, Wind
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Historical and Cultural Context
Historical and Cultural Context Caleb Carter, author of the legend “The Coyote and the Wind”, which was published in The Red Man in 1913, was a member of the Nez Perce. Nez Perce tribe originally lived in parts of southeast … Continue reading
Posted in Caleb Carter, Tribal Educators
Tagged animals, Coyote, Etiological, Humor, The Red Man, Trickster, Wind
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Biography
Unlike other students, Minnie does not have a comprehensive biographical record. However, here is what can be pieced together from the documents found within her student file provided by the Carlisle Indian School Digital Resource Center. By virtue of the physical … Continue reading
Minnie Tsait-Kopeta
Biography | Historical and Cultural Context | Critical Commentary | Further Reading
Posted in Kiowa, Minnie Kopita, Resistors
Tagged Letter, Literature, Personal narrative, Writing
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Louis Runnels (Sanpoil)
Biography | Historical and Cultural Context | Critical Commentary | Further Reading The Struggle Against Darkness
Posted in Louis Runnels, Tribal Educators
Tagged Fire, Origin Story, Sanpoil, Sun, The Great Spirit, The Red Man
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Further Reading
“Chapter VIII. — Native Life. The Chippewa Indians.” Bay County Past and Present. Ed. George Ernest Butterfield. Bay County, Michigan: U of Michigan, 1918. 33-41. Bay County Past and Present. C. & J. Gregory, 23 Sept. 2008. Web. 05 May … Continue reading
Critical Commentary
“A Legend of the Pottawatomi” is an origin story that explains the start of the Pottawatomi Indian Race. Origin stories are also known as “narratives”, “creation stories” or myths”. However it is important to note that “creation stories” are focused … Continue reading
Posted in Elmira Jerome, Tribal Educators
Tagged Adam and Eve, Assimilation, Biblical Creation Story, Bureau of Indian Affaires, Ceremonies, Civilized, Corn, Creation Story, Cultural Preservation, Cultural Pride, Cultural Values, Emergence Origin Story, Equality, Feasts, Great Flood, Henry Pratt, Human Origins, Kitchemanito, Legend, Maize, Man, Matriarchal, Mondamin, Myth, Narratives, Nation, Noah, Origin Story, Pottawatomi, Prophecy, Savages, Sister, The Great Spirit, Tribe, Wicked Dogs
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Historical and Cultural Context
In 1902, Elmira Jerome was placed within the Carlisle Indian Industrial School in order to have her assimilate to the American ways. Henry Pratt, the founder of this school, used the school to physically and spiritually transform the Native Americans … Continue reading
Biography
Elmira Jerome was a part of the Chippewa Nation. She was born in the year 1889 in North Dakota. Her mother was from Canada and was named Julia M. Venne while her father was from North Dakota and was named … Continue reading
Elmira Jerome (Chippewa)
Biography | Historical and Cultural Context | Critical Commentary | Further Reading A Legend of the Pottawatomi The Pottawatomi Indians believe in two spirits, Kitchemanito, symbolizing the Great Spirit, and Matchemanito, the evil spirit. When Kitchemanito first made the world it … Continue reading
Posted in Elmira Jerome, Indian Craftsman, Tribal Educators
Tagged Ceremonies, Chippewa, Crops, Eshkossimin, Kokees, Man, Mondamin, Origin Story, Pottawatomi, Sister, Suitors, Thanksgiving, The Evil Spirit, The Great Spirit, Traditions, Usama, Wapako, Wicked Dogs
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