Full Description
Twenty-four-year-old Edmund F. Ely, a divinity student from Albany, New York, gave up his preparation for the ministry in 1833 to become a missionary and teacher among the Ojibwe of Lake Superior. During the next sixteen years, Ely lived, taught, and preached among the Ojibwe, keeping a journal of his day-to-day experiences as well as recording ethnographic information about the Ojibwe. From recording his frustrations over the Ojibwe's rejection of Christianity to describing hunting and fishing techniques he learned from his Ojibwe neighbors, Ely's unique and rich record provides unprecedented insight into early nineteenth-century Ojibwe life and Ojibwe-missionary relations. Theresa M. Schenck draws on a broad array of secondary sources to contextualize Ely's journals for historians, anthropologists, linguists, literary scholars, and the Ojibwe themselves, highlighting the journals' relevance and importance for understanding the Ojibwe of this era.
Contents
List of Illustrations List of Maps List of Tables Introduction Chapter 1: Albany, New York, to Sandy Lake, Iowa Territory, July 5 to September 28, 1833 Chapter 2: Sandy Lake, September 28 to December 7, 1833 Chapter 3: Sandy Lake to Leech Lake, December 8, 1833, to May 4, 1834 Chapter 4: Fond du Lac and Travels, May 4 to December 28, 1834 Chapter 5: Fond du Lac, January 1 to September 21, 1835 Chapter 6: Life at Fond du Lac, September 20, 1835, to December 27, 1836 Chapter 7: Missionary Life at Fond du Lac, January 7 to November 25, 1837 Chapter 8: Struggles at Fond du Lac, January 4 to December 14, 1838 Chapter 9: Closing Fond du Lac, January to October 20, 1839 Chapter 10: Events of 1840 to 1842 Chapter 11: Final Years in Missionary Life, 1842 to 1849 Aftermath Appendix A: Manners and Customs of Ojibueg Appendix B: Catharine Ely's Diary, 1835 to 1839 Appendix C: Select Ojibwe Vocabulary Appendix D: Anishinaabeg of Fond du Lac and the St. Croix Valley Appendix E: Missionary Community Appendix F: List of Persons in the District of Fond du Lac, 1834 to 1835 Appendix G: Maps Bibliography Index
