The Ojibwa Dance Drum: Its History and Construction
- ISBN-10
- 0873517636
- ISBN-13
- 9780873517638
- Category
- Drum
- Pages
- 336
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2015-01-27
- Publisher
- Minnesota Historical Society
- Author
- Thomas Vennum
Description
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 Ojibwe Dance Drum, "originally created through the collaboration of Ojibwe drum maker and singer William Bineshii 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.
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Other editions
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- 2009
- 348 pages
- Paperback
- Minnesota Historical Society
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- 1982
- 320 pages
- Paperback
- Smithsonian Institution Press
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