In this retelling of an Ojibwe Indian tale, a mother bear loses sight of her two cubs as they all attempt to escape a forest fire by swimming across Lake Michigan.

"In the first ninety-five years of her life, Dorothy Dora Whipple has seen a lot of history, and in this book that history, along with the endangered Ojibwe language, finds new life. A bilingual record of Dorothy's stories, ranging from personal history to cultural teachings. Chi-mewinzha (an Ojibwe term meaning 'long ago') presents this venerable elder's words in her original Ojibwe, carefully transcribed, and in English translation to create an...

In this retelling of an Ojibwe tale, a girl's act of bravery to save her family leads to the appearance in the world of the delicate and tender flower called the lady's slipper.

"Linda LeGarde Grover interweaves family and Ojibwe history with stories from Misaabekong (the place of the giants) on Lake Superior"-- Long before there was a Duluth, Minnesota, the massive outcropping that divides the city emerged from the ridge of gabbro rock running along the westward shore of Lake Superior. A great westward migration carried the Ojibwe people to this place, the Point of Rocks. Against this backdropMisaabekong, the place of the...

When the fearsome Windigo begins to prey upon the People of the North Woods, a girl named Morning Star comes up with a plan to stop him.

When the Animals and Birds argue about who is better, they decide to settle the matter with a game of ball and ultimately learn a lesson from Bat, who has characteristics of both animals and birds. Adapted from the folktale originating from the Cherokee, Creek, Ojibway, and Menominee people of North America.

A heartwarming story of a mother's love, based on a Native American legend.

Although she is mocked and mistreated by her two older sisters, an Indian maiden wins a mighty invisible warrior for her husband with her kind and honest heart.