The Story of the Chippewa Indians: From the Past to the Present (Story of the American Indian)

This single-volume book provides a narrative history of the Chippewa tribe with attention to tribal origins achievements and interactions within the United States.Unlike previous works that focus on the relationships of the Chippewa with the colonial governments of France Great Britain and the United States this volume offers a historical account of the Chippewa with the tribe at its center. The volume covers Chippewa history chronologically from about 10000 BC to the present and is geographically comprehensive detailing Chippewa history as it occurred in both Canada and the United States from the Great Lakes to Montana to adjacent Canadian provinces. Written by a Chippewa scholar the book synthesizes key scholarly contributions to Chippewa studies through the authors own interpretive framework and tells the history of the Chippewa as a story that encompasses the culture’s traditions and continued tenacity. It is organized into chronological chapters that include sidebars and highlight notable figures for ease of reference and a timeline and bibliography allow readers to identify causal relationships among key events and provide suggestions for further research.Surveys Chippewa history from 10000 BC to the present placing events within the context of North American particularly United States historyDescribes the cultural origin narrative of the Chippewa tribe and some of its variationsDetails the effects of United States policy on the ChippewaConveys the tenacity of the Chippewa tribe as demonstrated by its survival for so many yearsOffers examples of a few of the many Chippewa who have contributed to tribal achievementsReflects the expertise of a Chippewa scholar