History Of The Ottawa And Chippewa Indians Of Michigan: A Grammar Of Their Language And Personal And Family History Of The Author

In 1887 Blackbird (author) published this book. The work was published in Michigan. The book was among the first authoritative accounts of the Ottawa and Chippewa peoples ever published. The book covers not only historical facts but day-to-day details of how the Ottawa and Chippewa hunted fished and trapped before the coming of whites. Blackbird explains many of the traditional beliefs and cultural practices of the two tribes. Because the author was himself a native American the book is free of the bias commonly found in books by white authors of the period. Finally the book includes a basic grammar of the Ottawa and Chippewa languages.