Description: Further DetailsTitle: The Birch Bark Books of Simon PokagonCondition: NewEAN: 9781513211978ISBN: 9781513211978Publisher: Mint EditionsFormat: PaperbackRelease Date: 12/09/2021Description: The Birch Bark Books of Simon Pokagon is a collection of articles and legends written for and about the Potawatomi tribe by Simon Pokagon. Originally printed on the bark of the white birch tree, a gesture made “out of loyalty to [Pokagon’s] own people, and gratitude to the Great Spirit, who […] provided for [their] use […] this most remarkable tree,” these works paint a picture of America’s native people. “[On] behalf of my people, the American Indians, I hereby declare to you, the pale-faced race that has usurped our lands and homes, that we have no spirit to celebrate with you the great Columbian Fair now being held in this Chicago city, the wonder of the world. No; sooner would we hold high joy-day over the graves of our departed fathers, than to celebrate our own funeral, the discovery of America.” Before Chicago was one of the largest and most prosperous cities in the nation, it was home to the Anishinaabe peoples, including the Potawatomi to whom Simon Pokagon belonged. Angered with the erasure of his people and the whitewashing of the history of violence against America’s indigenous tribes, Pokagon gave this opening speech, “The Red Man’s Rebuke,” at the World’s Columbia Exposition of 1893. A lifelong activist, Pokagon dissects the false narrative of savagery and civilization which justified the actions of European settlers while vilifying those they displaced in their movement westward. During the Exposition, Pokagon would speak to a crowd of 75,000 on his hope for the future of his people. Including lesser known works, such as, “Algonquin Legends of South Haven,” “Algonquin Legends of Paw Paw” and “The Pottawattomie Book of Genesis,” this beautifully designed edition of Simon Pokagon’s work is a classic of Native American literature reimagined for modern readers.Language: EnglishCountry/Region of Manufacture: USItem Height: 203mmItem Length: 127mmAuthor: Simon PokagonContributor: Mint Editions (Contributions by)Genre: BiographyBook Series: Mint EditionsRelease Year: 2021 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
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Publication Name: The Birch Bark Books of Simon Pokagon
Title: The Birch Bark Books of Simon Pokagon
EAN: 9781513211978
ISBN: 9781513211978
Release Date: 12/09/2021
Release Year: 2021
Country/Region of Manufacture: US
Item Height: 203mm
Contributor: Mint Editions (Contributions by)
Series: Mint Editions
Book Title: Birch Bark Books of Simon Pokagon
Number of Pages: 74 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Mint Editions
Topic: Asia / Japan, Personal Memoirs
Publication Year: 2021
Genre: Biography & Autobiography, History
Author: Simon Pokagon
Item Length: 8 in
Book Series: Mint Editions (Native Stories, Indigenous Voices) Ser.
Item Width: 5 in
Format: Trade Paperback
