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Walk in Peace: Legends and Stories of the Michigan Indians. (book reviews)
American Indian Quarterly, The, January, 1994 by Stone, Kay F.
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This deceptively simple book by an Ojibway/Obawa storyteller features 18 traditional tales remembered from his childhood. Most are explanatory legends ("Turtle Gets a Shell," "The Rainbow Legends," "The First Storyteller," and others); several focus on the consequences of arrogance, boastfulness, or greed ("The Eagle Who Flew Too High," "The Loon Legens," and "The Red Headed Woodpecker").
One unusual story, "The Council Meeting at Gitchi Wequeton," is an intriguing piece that traces the pre-contact location of ...
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