This story of Chickadee and his family is based on acclaimed Ojibwe author Louise Erdrich's own family history
The story recounts in humourous detail how the language barrier and the many problems involved in communicating ideas across cultures can effect a simple consultation meeting
The authors examine the innovative methods used by Aboriginal People to proceed with community development and adult education
The research is based on information from the 2000 Minnesota census as well as interviews with Ojibwe tribal members
June Helm is professor emeritus of anthropology at the University of Iowa
African Nova Scotian - Mi'kmaw Relations Ojibwe Language This story of Chickadee andThe Indigenous people of Nova Scotia, the Mi'kmaq, have been dispossessed of their lands and, since the early 1820s, confined to reserves. African Nova Scotians have also been dispossessed of lands originally granted to them by white colonial governments and settled in communities with names like Africville, Preston or Birchtown. Yet the story of Africville, and other stories of dispossession, argues author Paula C. Madden, cannot be told and