Wisconsin
Indian Literature
Anthology of Native Voices
Edited by Kathleen Tigerman
Foreword by Jim Ottery
A major anthology of Wisconsin's Native
writers
Literature of the Indian Nations of
Wisconsin is a unique anthology
that presents the oral traditions, legends, speeches, myths,
histories, literature, and historically significant documents
of the current twelve independent bands and Indian Nations of
Wisconsin. Kathleen Tigerman sought input from tribe elders and
educators to provide an accurate chronological portrait of each
nation, including the Siouan Ho-Chunk; the Algonquian Menominee,
Ojibwe, and Potawatomi; and three groups originally from what
is now New York State: the Iroquoian Oneida, the Stockbridge-Munsee
band of the Mohican Nations, and the Brothertown Nation.
Some of these works refer to very ancient times–more than
six thousand years ago–and others are contemporary. These
pieces focus on issues of Wisconsin Native communities by sharing
Native knowledge and dialogue about sovereignty, decolonization,
cultural genocide, forced removals, assimilation, and other concerns.
This anthology introduces us to a vivid and unforgettable group
of voices, enhanced by many maps, photographs, and chronologies. Literature of the Indian Nations of Wisconsin fosters
cross-cultural understanding among non-Native readers and the
people of the First Nations.
"Tigerman uniquely presents these
selections from a literary perspective, using the actual words
of native writers themselves as the basis for knowledge about
their heritage and their contemporary significance."
–S. Verna Fowler, President, College of Menominee Nation
 A
sampling of voices included:
John V. Satterlee, Menominee
Ada Deer, Menominee
Red Bird, Ho-Chunk
Mountain Wolf Woman, Ho-Chunk
Jim Funmaker, Ho-Chunk
Nick Hockings, Lac du Flambeau Ojibwe
Eddie Benton-Banai, Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe
Patty Loew, Bad River Band Ojibwe
Denise Sweet, White Earth Ojibwe
Chief Menominee, Potawatomi
Shawequet, Potawatomi
Thelma Cornelius McLester, Oneida
Roberta J. Hill, Oneida
Konkapot, Housatonic Tribe of Mohicans
Dorothy W. Davids, Stockbridge-Munsee
Cathy J. Caldwell, Stockbridge-Munsee
Jim Ottery, Brothertown
Samson Occom, Mohegan
Published in connection with the Wisconsin Humanities Council.
Kathleen Tigerman is associate professor of English at
the University of Wisconsin–Platteville. She developed a
course on Wisconsin Indian Literature, which is now a permanent
course offering at UW–Platteville.
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November 2006
LC: 2006008599 PS
336 pp. 7 x 10
11 b/w photos, 9 maps
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