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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.
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.
O-gî-mäw-kwě Mit-i-gwä-kî (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-gî-mäw-kwě Mit-i-gwä-kî 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-gî-mäw-kwě Mit-i-gwä-kî 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-gî-mäw-kwě Mit-i-gwä-kî is a classic work of
Native American literature reimagined for modern readers.
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