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They Knew Both Sides of Medicine: Cree Tales of Curing and Cursing Told by Alice
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They Knew Both Sides of Medicine: Cree Tales of Curing and Cursing Told by Alice Ahenakew Paperback - 2000

by H. C. Wolfart (Translator); Freda Ahenakew (Translator)


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Born in 1912, Alice Ahenakew was brought up in a traditional Cree community in north-central Saskatchewan. As a young woman, she married Andrew Ahenakew, a member of the prominent Saskatchewan family, who later became an Anglican clergyman and a prominent healer. Alice Ahenakew's personal reminiscences include stories of her childhood, courtship and marriage, as well as an account of the 1928 influenza epidemic and encounters with a windigo. The centrepiece of this book is the fascinating account of Andrew Ahenakews bear vision, through which he received healing powers. Written in original Cree text with a full English translation, They Knew both Sides of Medicine also includes an introduction discussing the historical background of the narrative and its style and rhetorical structure, as well as a complete Cree-English glossary.

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  • Title They Knew Both Sides of Medicine: Cree Tales of Curing and Cursing Told by Alice Ahenakew
  • Author H. C. Wolfart (Translator); Freda Ahenakew (Translator)
  • Binding Paperback
  • Pages 332
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher University of Manitoba Press, Winnipeg
  • Date November 2000
  • Features Bibliography, Glossary, Index, Maps
  • ISBN 9780887556494 / 0887556493
  • Weight 1 lbs (0.45 kg)
  • Dimensions 9 x 9.1 x 0.7 in (22.86 x 23.11 x 1.78 cm)
  • Themes
    • Ethnic Orientation: Native American
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2002483371
  • Dewey Decimal Code B
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