Aki-wayn-zih : a person as worthy as the Earth / Eli Baxter ; edited by Matthew Ryan Smith.
Aki-wayn-zih : a person as worthy as the Earth / Eli Baxter ; edited by Matthew Ryan Smith.
By
:
Baxter, Eli.
Publication Date
:
2021
Publication Information
:
Montreal, Que. : McGill-Queen's Universitey Press,
Physical Description
:
xii, 160 p. : ill, map.
Subject Term
:
Indigenous peoples -- Canada.
Indigenous peoples -- Canada -- History.
Indigenous peoples -- Social conditions.
Indigenous peoples -- Canada -- Social life and customs.
Off-reservation boarding schools -- Canada.
Geographic Term
:
Ontario, Northern.
Additional Contributors
:
Smith, Matthew Ryan, 1983-
Summary
:
Members of Eli Baxter's generation are the last of the hunting and gathering societies living on Turtle Island. They are also among the last fluent speakers of the Anishinaabay language known as Anishinaabaymowin. Aki-wayn-zih is a story about the land and its spiritual relationship with the Anishinaabayg, from the beginning of their life on Miss-koh-tay-sih Minis (Turtle Island) to the present day.
Language
:
English
ISBN
:
9780228008071
General Note
:
Includes index.
| Library | Collection | Collection | Call Number | Status |
|---|
| Corner Brook (WCB) | Adult NFic Indigenous | Adult Non-Fiction Indigenous | 305.8973 B33 | On Display |
| Grand Falls-Windsor (CGF) Harmsworth | Adult NFic Indigenous | Adult Non-Fiction Indigenous | 305.8973 B33 | Checked In |
| Happy Valley - Goose Bay (LHV) Melville | Adult NFic Indigenous | Adult Non-Fiction Indigenous | 305.8973 B33 | Checked In |
| St. John's - A.C. Hunter (SJH) | Adult NFic Indigenous | Adult Non-Fiction Indigenous | 305.8973 B33 | Checked In |