To understand the aboriginal roots of lacrosse, one must enter a world of spiritual belief and magic where players sewed inchworms into the innards of lacrosse balls and medicine men gazed at miniature lacrosse sticks to predict future events, where bits of bat wings were twisted into the stick's netting, and where famous players were - and are ...
An ancient Native American sport, lacrosse was originally played to resolve conflicts, heal the sick, and develop strong, virile men. In "Lacrosse Legends of the First Americans", Thomas Vennum draws on centuries of oral tradition to collect thirteen legends from five tribes - the Cherokee, Ho-Chunk (Winnebago), Seneca, Ojibwa, and Menominee. ...
Wild rice has always been essential to life in the Upper Midwest and neighboring Canada. In this far-reaching book, Thomas Vennum, Jr., uses travelers' narratives, historical and ethnological accounts, scientific data, historical and contemporary photographs and sketches, his own field work, and the words of Indian people to examine the importance ...
Music and song have always been a vital part of Ojibway life. Songs have accompanied activities sacred and secular, serious and lighthearted -- for love and for war, in dreams and in stories, to honor others or to tease opponents. Ojibway music today includes a rich diversity of song types and styles, some centuries old and others the product of ...
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