Lies to Live By
Published on 30. June 2003
Book
Paperback/Softback
151 pages
978-0-87013-663-4 (ISBN)
Description
Lies To Live By brings together two selections of stories by Ojibwe storyteller Lois Beardslee. "Lies to Live By," a series of interdependent tales, reflects the storyteller's role in interpreting traditional stories for contemporary audiences, while preserving traditions based not in mysticism but in pragmatism. In "Calm Days," three generations-the narrator, her grandfather, and her son-spend a week together on a remote island during the course of which they demonstrate the continuity of Ojibwe life. Together these stories weave the contemporary and the traditional to show how cultural diversity can be preserved even as cultural boundaries are transcended.
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Language
English
Place of publication
East Lansing, MI
United States
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 228 mm
Width: 153 mm
Thickness: 11 mm
Weight
231 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-87013-663-4 (9780870136634)
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Lois Beardslee
Lies to Live By
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Michigan State University Press
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Person
Lois Beardslee has been a teacher and writer for twenty-five years. She is also an accomplished artist, whose works are in public and private collections worldwide. Beardslee practices many traditional art forms, including birch bark biting, quillwork, and sweetgrass basketry, as well as painting and illustration
Content
CONTENTS
Introduction
Lies to Live By
Dibawjimot, the Storyteller
Minan
Keepers of the Water
Sneaking Up on a Fish
Big Water
Ice
The Origins of the First Ice Fishing Shanty
Inhaling the Night
Birch Bark Biting
Bebookwedagaminh
Dreamcatchers
In Pursuit of Shiigun, the Bass
Chiibii Tag
Siisagwad
Charlie's Bundle
Manaboozhou and the Ducks
The Devil's Chair
Fine Weather for Painting
Niimik Niigik
Why Are You Sleeping on a Nice Day Like This?
Don't Judge a Book By its Cover
Fins
Indian Mission Church
That Wonderful Thing
The Winona Dilemma
Calm Days
One End of the Boat
Fried Eggs
The Little People of the North Woods
The Storeroom
My Favorite Fish
The Drum
Superior's Gifts
The Log
Biboon
Fog Paints the Landscape
The Trout Lake
Manaboozhou's Basket
The Michikiniibigag
Laundry Day
Flowers and Kisses
Flying Pigs
Shampoo Soup
Quiet Time
When Stones Walk the Earth
Introduction
Lies to Live By
Dibawjimot, the Storyteller
Minan
Keepers of the Water
Sneaking Up on a Fish
Big Water
Ice
The Origins of the First Ice Fishing Shanty
Inhaling the Night
Birch Bark Biting
Bebookwedagaminh
Dreamcatchers
In Pursuit of Shiigun, the Bass
Chiibii Tag
Siisagwad
Charlie's Bundle
Manaboozhou and the Ducks
The Devil's Chair
Fine Weather for Painting
Niimik Niigik
Why Are You Sleeping on a Nice Day Like This?
Don't Judge a Book By its Cover
Fins
Indian Mission Church
That Wonderful Thing
The Winona Dilemma
Calm Days
One End of the Boat
Fried Eggs
The Little People of the North Woods
The Storeroom
My Favorite Fish
The Drum
Superior's Gifts
The Log
Biboon
Fog Paints the Landscape
The Trout Lake
Manaboozhou's Basket
The Michikiniibigag
Laundry Day
Flowers and Kisses
Flying Pigs
Shampoo Soup
Quiet Time
When Stones Walk the Earth