"Ignatia Broker recounts the life of her great-great-grandmother, Night Flying Woman, who was born in the mid-19th century and lived during a chaotic time of enormous change, uprootings, and loss for the Minnesota Ojibway. But this story also tells of her people's great strength and continuity. This popular book is also available on audiotape read by Debra Smith. An enrolled member of the Red Lake Band of Chippewa, she has performed her own poetry on a syndicated radio series on Native writers.Ignatia Broker, who died in 1987, was a story-teller and teacher in the Ojibway tradition.".
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MN Lang Arts standard 9.4.9.9 This novel is an excellent example of oral tradition and how it is used to create a work of literature.
MN Lang Arts standard 9.4.9.9 This novel is an excellent example of oral tradition and how it is used to create a work of literature.
