Âh-âyîtaw isi ê-kî-kiskêyihtahkik maskihkiy =: They knew both sides of medicine : Cree tales of curing and cursing /

"Born in 1912, Mrs. Alice Ahenakew grew up in a traditional Cree community in north-central Saskatchewan. As a young woman, she married Andrew Ahenakew, a member of the prominent Saskatchewan family, who later became a well-known Anglican priest and Cree healer." "Mrs. Ahenakew's...

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Main Author: Ahenakew, Alice, 1912-
Corporate Author: Algonquian Text Society
Other Authors: Ahenakew, Freda, 1932-2011, Wolfart, H. Christoph, 1943-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Cree
Published: Winnipeg, Man. : University of Manitoba Press, 2000.
Series:Publications of the Algonquian Text Society.
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Online Access:DE-862
DE-863
Summary:"Born in 1912, Mrs. Alice Ahenakew grew up in a traditional Cree community in north-central Saskatchewan. As a young woman, she married Andrew Ahenakew, a member of the prominent Saskatchewan family, who later became a well-known Anglican priest and Cree healer." "Mrs. Ahenakew's personal reminiscences include stories of her childhood, courtship and marriage, as well as an account of the 1918 influenza epidemic and encounters with a windigo. The centrepiece of this book is the fascinating account of the bear vision to which the Rev. Andrew Ahenakew owed his healing powers. Mrs. Ahenakew concludes with the story of an old woman's curse and its terrifying results." "This book presents Mrs. Ahenakew's original Cree text along with a full English translation. It also includes an introduction discussing the historical background of the narrative and its style and rhetorical structure, as well as a complete Cree-English glossary."--Jacket
Physical Description:1 online resource (viii, 314 pages) : map, portraits
Format:Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9780887553103
0887553109
1283090619
9781283090612
9786613090614
6613090611
ISSN:0829-755X
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