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- catalog abstract ""The book is organized into three sections - one section is a collection of 23 lyrical poems about her family and cultural heritage. The poems express her feelings and emotions as she lives far away from her family and community. The loneliness and feeling of exile are evident in her words. Several of these poems are written in memory of family members as well as veterans of World War 2. The selection of prose writing includes personal interpretations of traditional stories and legends as well as Longhouse ceremonies. The third part of the book contains a biographical sketch of the author, an account of how the 1947 manuscript finally became a book, and a collection of illustrations and archival photographs. This section is written by Bryan Winslow Colwell, Donald Smith, and Robert Stacey. This is a fascinating collection of writings by a woman whose life in some ways mirrored the life of Emily Pauline Johnson. Iroquois Fires introduces readers to a time period of Six Nations Iroquois history that is often overlooked by historians."--from www.goodminds.com. "DAWENDINE is the daughter of a distinguished chief and elder of the Mohawk tribe, William D. Loft. Iroquois Fires includes original poetry, legends, and descriptions of life among the people of the Six Nations Reserve near Brandford, Ontario, where Dawendine (Bernice Loft Winslow) grew up in the first two decades of the twentieth century. Much of this material was handed down to Dawendine (which means "The Dawn") by her grandparents and parents, who encouraged her to make a verbal record of her fast-disappearing heritage and culture. The book is further augmented by photographs from Dawnedine's own collection and from public libraries, archives and museums in Canada and the United States. There are very few Native-written accounts in English from the early twentieth century, and we are very fortunate to have Dawendine's contribution to the now fast-growing body of literature by Canada's First Nations."--publisher.".
- catalog alternative "Six Nations lyrics and lore of Dawendine (Bernice Loft Winslow).".
- catalog contributor b8057907.
- catalog contributor b8057908.
- catalog created "1995.".
- catalog date "1995".
- catalog date "1995.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "1995.".
- catalog description ""DAWENDINE is the daughter of a distinguished chief and elder of the Mohawk tribe, William D. Loft. Iroquois Fires includes original poetry, legends, and descriptions of life among the people of the Six Nations Reserve near Brandford, Ontario, where Dawendine (Bernice Loft Winslow) grew up in the first two decades of the twentieth century. Much of this material was handed down to Dawendine (which means "The Dawn") by her grandparents and parents, who encouraged her to make a verbal record of her fast-disappearing heritage and culture.".
- catalog description ""The book is organized into three sections - one section is a collection of 23 lyrical poems about her family and cultural heritage. The poems express her feelings and emotions as she lives far away from her family and community. The loneliness and feeling of exile are evident in her words. Several of these poems are written in memory of family members as well as veterans of World War 2. The selection of prose writing includes personal interpretations of traditional stories and legends as well as Longhouse ceremonies. The third part of the book contains a biographical sketch of the author, an account of how the 1947 manuscript finally became a book, and a collection of illustrations and archival photographs. This section is written by Bryan Winslow Colwell, Donald Smith, and Robert Stacey. This is a fascinating collection of writings by a woman whose life in some ways mirrored the life of Emily Pauline Johnson. Iroquois Fires introduces readers to a time period of Six Nations Iroquois history that is often overlooked by historians."--from www.goodminds.com.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 153-157).".
- catalog description "Spirit fires of the Iroquois [poems] -- Lore and legends : -- Ritual of the longhouse : re-kindling the Good to the Great Spirit -- The Months of the Year -- One, Two, Three -- The Indian turnip or Jack-in-the-pulpit -- The Spirit light -- The Whip-poor-whill's Moccasins, or the Story of the Lady Slipper -- The Canoe maker's daughter, or the Legend of Niagara -- The Little Stone-Throwers -- The Dancing Stars, or the Pleiades -- Origin of the Pine Tree -- Climbing the mountain -- The Origin of the Water Lily -- The Little Medicine Man (Mask)".
- catalog description "The book is further augmented by photographs from Dawnedine's own collection and from public libraries, archives and museums in Canada and the United States. There are very few Native-written accounts in English from the early twentieth century, and we are very fortunate to have Dawendine's contribution to the now fast-growing body of literature by Canada's First Nations."--publisher.".
- catalog extent "157 p. :".
- catalog identifier "092125475X".
- catalog issued "1995".
- catalog issued "1995.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Ottawa : Penumbra Press,".
- catalog spatial "Ontario".
- catalog subject "811/.54 20".
- catalog subject "Indians of North America Ontario Folklore.".
- catalog subject "Indians of North America Ontario Poetry.".
- catalog subject "Iroquois Indians Folklore.".
- catalog subject "Iroquois Indians Poetry.".
- catalog subject "PR9199.3.D335 I75 1995".
- catalog tableOfContents "Spirit fires of the Iroquois [poems] -- Lore and legends : -- Ritual of the longhouse : re-kindling the Good to the Great Spirit -- The Months of the Year -- One, Two, Three -- The Indian turnip or Jack-in-the-pulpit -- The Spirit light -- The Whip-poor-whill's Moccasins, or the Story of the Lady Slipper -- The Canoe maker's daughter, or the Legend of Niagara -- The Little Stone-Throwers -- The Dancing Stars, or the Pleiades -- Origin of the Pine Tree -- Climbing the mountain -- The Origin of the Water Lily -- The Little Medicine Man (Mask)".
- catalog title "Iroquois fires : the Six Nations lyrics and lore of Dawendine (Bernice Loft Winslow) / with introductory and afterword material by George Beaver ... [et al.] ; illustrated with photographs and with pictures by C.W. Jefferys ... [et al.].".
- catalog title "Six Nations lyrics and lore of Dawendine (Bernice Loft Winslow).".
- catalog type "Folklore. fast".
- catalog type "Poetry. fast".
- catalog type "text".