The Ojibwa dance drum : its history and construction / Thomas Vennum ; with a new afterword by Rick St. Germaine.
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TextPublication details: St. Paul : Minnesota Historical Society Press, c2009.Description: 348 p. : ill. ; 23 cmISBN: - 0873516427 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- 9780873516426 (pbk. : alk. paper)
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Hiding in a lake under lily pads after fleeing U.S. soldiers, a Dakota woman was given a vision over the course of four days instructing her to build a large drum and teaching her the songs that would bring peace and end the killing of her people. From the Dakota, the "big drum" spread throughout the algonquian-speaking tribes to the Ojibwe, becoming the centerpiece of their religious ceremonies.
This edition of The Ojibwa Dance Drum, originally created through the collaboration of Ojibwe drum maker and singer William Bineshi Baker Sr. and folklorist Thomas Vennum, has a new introduction by history professor Rick St. Germaine that discusses the research behind this book and updates readers on the recent history of the Ojibwe Drum Dance.
Originally published: Washington, D.C. : Smithsonian Institution Press, 1982.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [285]-320) and index.