The Indians of Quetico / / Emerson S. Coatsworth.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Toronto Press eBook-Package Archive 1933-1999
• VerfasserIn: Coatsworth, Emerson S.,
• TeilnehmendeR: Dailey, Robert C.
• MitwirkendeR: Walker, Harold C.,
• Place / Publishing House: Toronto : : University of Toronto Press, , [2017]; ©1957
• Year of Publication: 2017
• Language: English
• Series: Heritage
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (82 p.)

A fascinating picture of the industrious life of the Ojibwa before the coming of the white man. The Indians lived in an intimate relationship with the forest and the spiritual forces they found in nature. They were completely dependent on wild game, trees, and plants for their food, their clothing, and their dwellings, and they realized that it was in their best interest to protect these things, to ensure their livelihood year after year and for the generations to come.The author traces the outlines of this Indian civilization—the Ojibwa's social organization, family life, the quest for food, their handicrafts, and the world of the supernatural with which they lived in such intimacy. The result is an authoritative and entertaining account. The book contains 8 photographs, 25 line drawings and two-colour end-paper map.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Foreword -- Contents -- Plates -- Introduction -- Introduction -- Family Life -- The Cycle of Life -- The Quest for Food -- From Raw Materials to Finished Products -- The World of the Supernatural -- Epilogue -- Quetico Park -- Acknowledgements