Paths of the People: The Ojibwe in the Chippewa Valley

by Tim Pfaff

Anishinabe, Saulteur, Ojibwe, Chippewa—all these are names of a people who have lived in the Chippewa Valley of Wisconsin for the past three centuries. Ojibwe oral tradition speaks of life as a circular path, with parents passing on knowledge to children and grandchildren. Over the past 300 years, contact with Europeans and settlement by immigrant Americans have forced them to adapt to survive. The challenges each generation has faced—whether at treaty grounds, boarding schools, or boat landings—have influenced what knowledge has been passed down, what paths taken.

Distributed for the Chippewa Valley Museum, Eau Claire, Wisconsin.

100 pages, Paperback

First published February 17, 2005

Reviews

[Daniel Kleven · Rating 5 out of 5]

I grew up in the Chippewa Valley and have been wanting to understand the American Indian history of this region. This was an excellent book, a companion publication to an exhibit from a number of years ago. Excellent history and great bibliography too.