The Orders of the Dreamed: George Nelson on Cree and Northern Ojibwa Religion and Myth, 1823 (Manitoba Studies in Native History) - Softcover

Brown, Jennifer S. H.; Brightman, Robert A.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0873513703 ISBN 13: 9780873513708

Publisher: Minnesota Historical Society Press,U.S., 1988

Synopsis

Winner of the 1989 Canadian Historical Association Regional History Certificate of Merit

Among Anglo-Canadian fur traders of the early 19th century, George Nelson stands out for his interest in the life and ways of the Native people he encountered. His letter-journal gives a more detailed portrayal of Algonquian religion than any other source before the 20th century. It describes the characteristics of individual spirit beings, the use of the "shaking tent" to facilitate communication between humans and spirits, the spirit-guardian relationship, the windigo monster, the significance of dreams, religious aspects of medicine, and myths of animal and human origins.

About this title

About the Author

Jennifer Brown is professor of history at the University of Winnipeg, Canada. An anthropologist and historian, she has written widely on fur-trade social history and ethnohistory.

Robert Brightman is professor of anthropology at the University of Wisconsin, Canada.

Synopsis

Among the Anglo-Canadian fur traders of the early 19th century, George Nelson stands out for his interest in the lives and ways of the native peoples he encountered. This letter-journal provides a detailed portrayal of the Algonquian religion.

Edition details

• Publisher: Minnesota Historical Society Press,U.S.
• Publication date: 1988
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0873513703
• ISBN 13: 9780873513708
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 238