Power Search
Low Price Guarantee
We Take School POs
They Knew Both Sides of Medicine: Cree Tales of Curing and Cursing Told by Alice Ahenakew
Contributor(s): Wolfart, H. C. (Translator), Ahenakew, Freda (Translator)

View larger image

 ISBN: 0887556493     ISBN-13: 9780887556494
Publisher: University of Manitoba Press
Retail: $38.95OUR PRICE: $28.43  
  Buy 25 or more:OUR PRICE: $26.10   Save More!
  Buy 100 or more:OUR PRICE: $24.93   Save More!


  WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD!   Click here for our low price guarantee

Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: November 2000
Qty:
Temporarily out of stock - Will ship within 2 to 5 weeks

Click for more in this series: Algonquian Text Society
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Biography & Autobiography
- Religion | Ethnic & Tribal
- Social Science | Ethnic Studies - Native American Studies
Dewey: B
LCCN: 2002483371
Series: Algonquian Text Society
Physical Information: 0.7" H x 9.1" W x 9" L (1.00 lbs) 332 pages
Themes:
- Ethnic Orientation - Native American
Features: Bibliography, Glossary, Index, Maps, Price on Product
 
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc.
Publisher Description:
Born in 1912, Alice Ahenakew was brought 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 an Anglican clergyman and a prominent healer. Alice Ahenakew's personal reminiscences include stories of her childhood, courtship and marriage, as well as an account of the 1928 influenza epidemic and encounters with a windigo. The centrepiece of this book is the fascinating account of Andrew Ahenakew s bear vision, through which he received healing powers. Written in original Cree text with a full English translation, They Knew both Sides of Medicine 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.

Contributor Bio(s): Wolfart, H. C.: - H.C. Wolfart is University Distinguished Professor of Linguistics at the University of Manitoba.Ahenakew, Freda: - Freda Ahenakew, formerly Director of the Saskatchewan Indian Languages Institute, earned her M.A. in Cree linguistics at the University of Manitoba. In 1997 she was awarded an honourary doctorate by the University of Saskatchewan.
 
Customer ReviewsSubmit your own review
 
To tell a friend about this book, you must Sign In First!