Chippewa Customs
Chippewa Customs
Author Frances Densmore, Introduction by Nina M. Archabal
Minnesota Historical Society Press (October 15, 1979)
An authoritative source for the tribal history, customs, legends, traditions, art, music, economy, and leisure activities of the Ojibwe people.
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Frances Densmore, born in 1867, was one of the first ethnologists to specialize in the study of American Indian music and culture. Her book, first published in 1929, remains an authoritative source for the tribal history, customs, legends, traditions, art, music, economy, and leisure activities of the Chippewa (Ojibway) Indians of the United States and Canada.
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Frances Densmore, born in 1867, was one of the first ethnologists to specialize in the study of American Indian music and culture. Her book, first published in 1929, remains an authoritative source for the tribal history, customs, legends, traditions, art, music, economy, and leisure activities of the Chippewa (Ojibway) Indians of the United States and Canada.
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Praise for Chippewa Customs:
"Densmore . . . has done a valuable piece of work for posterity by collecting this material."
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- 218 pages
- 5.75 x 9 inches
- ISBN: 9780873511421
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