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100 1 _aSchoolcraft, Henry Rowe,
_d1793-1864
245 1 0 _aAlgic Researches, Comprising Inquiries Respecting the Mental Characteristics of the North American Indians, First Series. Indian Tales and Legends, Vol. 1 of 2
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2011
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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337 _acomputer
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_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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500 _aRelease date is 2011-02-03
508 _aProduced by Julia Miller, Josephine Paolucci and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net. (This file was produced from scans of public domain material produced by Microsoft for their Live Search Books site.)
520 _a"Algic Researches, Comprising Inquiries Respecting the Mental Characteristics of the North American Indians" by Henry Rowe Schoolcraft is a scientific publication written in the early 19th century. The work explores the mythology, intellectual traits, and cultural practices of North American Indigenous tribes, serving as a survey of the oral traditions and legends of these communities. Particularly noteworthy are the tales and allegories derived from the Ojibwa and other ethnic groups, which Schoolcraft interprets and presents in his research. The opening of the publication introduces the author's purpose: to reveal the intricate and often overlooked mythology and intellectual character of the Indigenous peoples of North America. Schoolcraft provides a contextual background on the mental characteristics and beliefs of these tribes, emphasizing the significance of their oral traditions as a source of cultural knowledge. He outlines his methodology while sharing preliminary observations about the rich tapestry of tales that will follow, offering insights into the beliefs that shape the perceptions and narratives of the Indigenous communities he studied. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aIndians of North America -- Folklore
653 _aHiawatha, active 15th century
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/35152
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