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The stunning first novel in Louise Erdrich's Native American series, Love Medicine tells the story of two families -- the Kashpaws and the Lamartines. Written in Erdrich's uniquely poetic, powerful style, it is a multigenerational portrait of strong men and women caught in an unforgettable drama of anger, desire, and the healing power that is love medicine. This P.S. edition features an extra 16 pages of... (more)

Original Fire: Selected and New Poems

by Louise Erdrich

In this important new collection, her first in fourteen years, award-winning author Louise Erdrich has selected poems from her two previous books of poetry, Jacklight and Baptism of Desire , and has added nineteen new poems to compose Original Fire .

The Manitous: The Spiritual World of the Ojibway (Basil Johnson Titles)

The Manitous: The Spiritual World of the Ojibway (Basil Johnson Titles)

by Basil Johnston

A collection of legends and spiritual teachings that depict the mysterious manitous, mystical beings who are divine and essential forces in the spiritual life of the Ojibway. From the rich oral culture of his own Ojibway Indian heritage, Basil Johnston presents a collection of legends and tales depicting manitous, mystical beings who are divine and essential forces in the spiritual life of his people. In this... (more)

Strength of the Earth: The Classic Guide to Ojibwe Uses of Native Plants

Strength of the Earth: The Classic Guide to Ojibwe Uses of Native Plants

by Frances Densmore

From techniques for tapping maple trees and harvesting wild rice to extracting dyes from bloodroot to making dishes from birch bark and dolls with cattails, Strength of the Earth details the many uses of over 200 forest and prairie plants. Early twentieth-century ethnologist Frances Densmore recorded traditions and techniques relayed by dozens of Ojibwe women to create this invaluable handbook perfect for... (more)

Ojibway Heritage (Basil Johnson Titles)

by Basil Johnston

Rarely accessible to the general public, Ojibway mythology is as rich in meaning, as broad, as deep, and as innately appealing as the mythologies of Greece, Rome, and other Western civilizations. In Ojibway Heritage Basil Johnston introduces his people's ceremonies, rituals, songs, dances, prayers, arid legends. Conveying the sense of wonder and mystery at the heart of the Ojibway experience, Johnston describes... (more)

Ojibway Ceremonies (Basil Johnson Titles)

Ojibway Ceremonies (Basil Johnson Titles)

by Basil Johnston

The Ojibway Indians were first encountered by the French early in the seventeenth century along the northern shores of Lakes Huron and Superior. By the time Henry Wadsworth Longfellow immortalized them in The Song of Hiawatha, they had dispersed over large areas of Canada and the United States, becoming known as the Chippewas in the latter. A rare and fascinating glimpse of Ojibway culture before its disruption by... (more)

Queen Marinette: Spirit of Survival on the Great Lakes FrontierBeverly Hayward Johnson

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Love Medicine: A Novel (P.S.)

by Louise Erdrich

Original Fire: Selected and New Poems

by Louise Erdrich

The Manitous: The Spiritual World of the Ojibway (Basil Johnson Titles)

by Basil Johnston

Strength of the Earth: The Classic Guide to Ojibwe Uses of Native Plants

by Frances Densmore

Ojibway Heritage (Basil Johnson Titles)

by Basil Johnston

Ojibway Ceremonies (Basil Johnson Titles)

by Basil Johnston

Queen Marinette: Spirit of Survival on the Great Lakes Frontier

by Beverly Hayward Johnson

Plants used by the Great Lakes Ojibwa

by James E. Meeker, Joan E. Elias, John A. Heim