O-gi-maw-kwe Mit-i-gwa-ki (1899) is a novel by Simon Pokagon.
Published posthumously, the novel is a semi-autobiographical story
of adventure, romance, and tragedy set in the American Midwest.
O-gi-maw-kwe Mit-i-gwa-ki reflects the themes and concerns that
shaped Pokagon's life as a writer and activist, including the
devastating effects of alcohol on Native Americans and the
increasing pressures of modernization on indigenous tradition. Both
personal and political, O-gi-maw-kwe Mit-i-gwa-ki is a vastly
underappreciated novel by a pioneering Native American author. "On
my return home from Twinsburg, Ohio, where I had attended the white
man's school for several years, I had an innate desire to retire
into the wild woods, far from the haunts of civilization, and there
enjoy myself with bow and arrow, hook and line, as I had done
before going to school." After years of hard work at some of the
most prestigious institutions in the Midwest, Simon Pokagon longs
to return to the places and people of his youth. On his journey
home, he reconnects with his old friend Bertrand, who takes him
into the woods to hunt, fish, and build a birch canoe. Back with
his tribe, Simon goes looking for his sweetheart Lonidaw, who
agrees to marry him. Together, they build a new wigwam and live a
hunter gatherer lifestyle, sustaining themselves on a diet of fish
and wild rice. While their early days together are idyllic, they
face tragedy later in life as their children-now grown-suffer from
the effects of alcoholism. With a beautifully designed cover and
professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of Simon Pokagon's
O-gi-maw-kwe Mit-i-gwa-ki is a classic work of Native American
literature reimagined for modern readers.
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