Algonquian Spirit: Contemporary Translations of the Algonquian Literatures of North America

by Brian Swann

When Europeans first arrived on this continent, Algonquian languages were spoken from the northeastern seaboard through the Great Lakes region, across much of Canada, and even in scattered communities of the American West. The rich and varied oral tradition of this Native language family, one of the farthest-flung in North America, comes brilliantly to life in this remarkably broad sampling of Algonquian songs and stories from across the centuries...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0803293380
• ISBN13: 9780803293380
• Release Date: December 2005
• Publisher: Bison
• Length: 532 Pages
• Weight: 1.69 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.1" x 8.9"