Ojibwe Journals of Edmund F. Ely, 1833-1849

F. Ely Edmund

Description

Twenty-four-year-old Edmund F. Ely, a divinity student from Albany, New York, gave up his preparation for the ministry in 1833 to become a missionary and teacher among the Ojibwe of Lake Superior. During the next sixteen years, Ely lived, taught, and preached among the Ojibwe, keeping a journal of his day-to-day experiences as well as recording ethnographic information about the Ojibwe. From recording his frustrations over the Ojibwe''s rejection of Christianity to describing hunting and fishing techniques he learned from his Ojibwe neighbors, Ely’s unique and rich record provides unprecedented insight into early nineteenth-century Ojibwe life and Ojibwe-missionary relations. Theresa M. Schenck draws on a broad array of secondary sources to contextualize Ely’s journals for historians, anthropologists, linguists, literary scholars, and the Ojibwe themselves, highlighting the journals’ relevance and importance for understanding the Ojibwe of this era.

Sujets

• Histoire
• USA
• United States of America
• Local history
• Diaries
• Midwestern United States
• Indigenous peoples
• History of the Americas
• États-Unis

Informations

• Publié par: Nebraska
• Date de parution: 01 novembre 2012
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9780803271586
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 9 Mo

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