Living with Animals: Ojibwe Spirit Powers

Within nineteenth-century Ojibwe/Chippewa medicine societies, and in communities at large, animals are realities and symbols that demonstrate cultural principles of North American Ojibwe nations. Living with Animals presents over 100 images from oral and written sources - including birch bark scrolls, rock art, stories, games, and dreams - in which animals appear as kindred beings, spirit powers, healers, and protectors.

Michael Pomedli shows that the principles at play in these sources are not merely evidence of cultural values, but also unique standards brought to treaty signings by Ojibwe leaders. In addition, these principles are norms against which North American treaty interpretations should be reframed. The author provides an important foundation for ongoing treaty negotiations, and for what contemporary Ojibwe cultural figures corroborate as ways of leading a good, integrated life.

Author: Michael Pomedli
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Published: 02/05/2014
Pages: 384
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.25lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.90d
ISBN: 9781442614796

Review Citation(s):
Choice 10/01/2014 pg. 307

About the Author
Pomedli, Michael: - Michael Pomedli is an emeritus professor of Philosophy at St Thomas More College, University of Saskatchewan.

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