Night Flying Woman
Night Flying Woman
An Ojibway Narrative
Author Ignatia Broker
Minnesota Historical Society Press (March 15, 1983)
With the art of a practiced storyteller, Ignatia Broker recounts the life of her great-great-grandmother.
Description
With the art of a practiced storyteller, Ignatia Broker recounts the life of her great-great-grandmother, Night Flying Woman, who was born in the mid-19th century and lived during a chaotic time of enormous change, uprootings, and loss for the Minnesota Ojibway. But this story also tells of her people's great strength and continuity.
Author information
Ignatia Broker, who died in 1987, was a storyteller and teacher in the Ojibway tradition. In 1984 she received a Wonder Woman Foundation award honoring her as a woman striving for peace and equality.
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Night Flying Woman Reading Group Guide (PDF)
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- 135 pages
- 5.25 x 8.25 inches
- ISBN: 9780873511674
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