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heavens. At times they seemed on fire. Mukewejis vanquished his nephew. As a punishment for his presumption and boast¬ ing he placed him high in the sky oyer Lake Superior. He also broke and cast away all of his arrows. There over the great lake the presence of Heat Lightning is often made known by the momentary reddening of the sky just before a storm. He may not leave his post. He often prays his uncle Mukewejis to restore him to his former position and power, but Mukewejis refuses to listen to his pleading. So he remains high over Lake Superior.—(Chippewa.)
THE DOLL BEING SPIRIT
A long, long time ago a number of Indian children were playing with dry sticks in the forest near the village where they lived Some of the children were not satisfied to play with just plain sticks. So they cut heads and faces on cnem and then wrapped them with leaves, grass and moss.. After playing with them for a time they laid them down. When they later returned they were surprised to find that the little stick-dolls had become alive They were standing up and some were walking about. Some were rolling their eyes as real dolls sometimes do. The children became frightened and told their parents. They immediately prepared a ceremony to ap¬ pease Nawneetis, the Doll Being Spirit.
One little Indian girl named Wanetha kept one of the little stick-dolls. She played with it and loved it dearly. It seemed to like her too and would walk and even dance for her. One day she lost it. She grieved so over its loss that she became sick. She became very sick and her parents were greatly alarmed They went to the prophet of the village and told him of the little girl's doll and of her illness.. He decided that she would get well only if the doll was found. That very night the Doll Being Spirit appeared to Wanetha in a dream It told her how to direct her parents to find the doll. Wanetha told her parents of her dream and of what the Doll Being Spirit had said. "Find me and keep me in your wigwam al¬ ways. You must make new clothing for me and hold a dance and give a feast for me every spring. Do as I say and all will be made. If you fail misfortune will surely come." The doll was found by her parents. They dressed it. They made
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Object Description
| Page Title | Folklore Pamphlets, 1921-1945 |
| Author | Brown, Charles E. (Charles Edward), 1872-1946 |
| Place of Publication | Madison, Wis. |
| Source Creation Date | 1921-1945 |
| Language | English |
| Digital Format | XML |
| Electronic Publisher | Wisconsin Historical Society |
| Rights | We believe that online reproduction of this material is permitted because its copyright protection has lapsed or because sharing it here for non-profit educational purposes complies with the Fair Use provisions of the U.S. Copyright Law. Teachers and students are generally free to reproduce pages for nonprofit classroom use. For advice about other uses, or if you believe that you possess copyright to some of this material, please contact us at asklibrary@wisconsinhistory.org. |
| Electronic Publication Date | 2006 |
| Digital Identifier | TP423000 |
| Description |
Charles E. Brown (1872-1946) was curator of the Museum of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin and secretary of the Wisconsin Archaeological Society. He also collected a substantial body of folklore on Wisconsin Indians, lumbering, steamboating, local history, and related topics which he published in pamphlet form. Brown created these pamphlets for the Wisconsin Archaeological Society, the Wisconsin Folklore Society, courses he taught during University of Wisconsin summer sessions, and simply as privately published booklets for the amusement of his friends and colleagues. Most are only 4-8 pages long. In the printed booklets, Brown did not usually cite sources for the tales, but his correspondence and research notes are available in the Wisconsin Historical Society Archives in boxes 2-10 of Wis Mss HB.
The links below will open a collection of 47 pamphlets totaling 444 pages that were issued between 1921 and 1945 (all that are known to exist). They have been grouped loosely according to subject and appear in the following order: Native American Folklore: Indian Folk Lore (1921), Moccasin Tales (1935), Birchbark Tales (1941), Lake Mendota Indian Legends (1927), Indian Flower Toys and Games (1931), Lake Mendota: Prehistory, History and Legends (1933), Winabozho, Hero-God of the Indians of the Old Northwest (1944), Indian Star Lore (1930), Wigwam Tales (1930) Lumbering and Logging: Paul Bunyan Tales (1922; revised editions, 1927 and 1929), Paul Bunyan and Tony Beaver Tales (1930), Paul Bunyan, American Hercules (1937), Paul Bunyan Classics (1945), Paul Bunyan Natural History (1935), Flapjacks from Paul Bunyan's Cook Shanty (1941), Brimstone Bill (1942), Johnny Inkslinger (1944), Bunyan Bunkhouse Yarns (1945), Shanty Boy (1945), Ole Olson (1945), Sourdough Sam (1945) Other Wisconsin & American Folklore: Ghost Tales (1931), The Ridgeway Ghost (1943), "Cousin Jack" Stories (1940; Cornish folklore), Prairie Stories (1934), Whiskey Jack Yarns (1940; river rafting folklore), Old Man River (1940), Sea Serpents (1942), Bluenose Brainerd Stories (1943), Bear Tales (1944), Ben Hooper Tales (1944), Hermits (1945), Lost Treasure Tales (1945), Flower Toys and Games (1923), Insect Lore (1929), Cowboy Tales (1929), Little Stories about George Washington (1932), Gems: Magic, Mystery and Myths of Precious Stones (1932), Old Stormalong Yarns (1933), Cloud Lore (1935), Gypsy Lore (1935), Flower Lore (1938), The Trees of the Campus (1925), Wisconsin Indians (1933), French Pathfinders of Wisconsin (1934) |
| Owner | Wisconsin Historical Society Library |
| Format | Text |
| Recommended Citation | Use the bibliographic data on the cover or title page of each individual pamphlet, concluding with the phrase Online facsimile at http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/turningpoints/search.asp?id=1622 |
| Document Number | TP423 |
| Size | 46 items ; 19-28 cm. |
| URL | http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/turningpoints/search.asp?id=1622 |
| Owner Collection | Pamphlet Collection; Pamphlets in Rare Book Collection |
| Genre | pamphlet; |
| State/Province | Wisconsin |
| Sub-Topic | Mid-19th century Immigration; Development of the Railroads; Early U.S. Settlement; Farming and Rural Life; The French Fur Trade; Great Lakes Steamships and Canals; Lead Mining in SOuthwestern Wisconsin; Lumbering and Forest Products; |
| Art | Folklore |
| Education | University of Wisconsin |
| Type | Text |
Description
| Page Title | Page 3 |
| Author | Brown, Charles E. (Charles Edward), 1872-1946 |
| Place of Publication | Madison, Wis. |
| Source Publisher | State Historical Society of Wisconsin |
| Source Creation Date | 1935 |
| Language | English |
| Digital Format | JPG |
| Electronic Publisher | Wisconsin Historical Society |
| Rights | We believe that online reproduction of this material is permitted because its copyright protection has lapsed or because sharing it here for non-profit educational purposes complies with the Fair Use provisions of the U.S. Copyright Law. Teachers and students are generally free to reproduce pages for nonprofit classroom use. For advice about other uses, or if you believe that you possess copyright to some of this material, please contact us at asklibrary@wisconsinhistory.org. |
| Electronic Publication Date | 2006 |
| Digital Identifier | TP423011 |
| Owner | Wisconsin Historical Society Library |
| Format | Text |
| Size | 8 p. ; 19 cm. |
| Owner Collection | Pamphlet Collection |
| Owner Object ID | 74- 5023 |
| Genre | pamphlet; |
| Full Text | heavens. At times they seemed on fire. Mukewejis vanquished his nephew. As a punishment for his presumption and boast¬ ing he placed him high in the sky oyer Lake Superior. He also broke and cast away all of his arrows. There over the great lake the presence of Heat Lightning is often made known by the momentary reddening of the sky just before a storm. He may not leave his post. He often prays his uncle Mukewejis to restore him to his former position and power, but Mukewejis refuses to listen to his pleading. So he remains high over Lake Superior.—(Chippewa.) THE DOLL BEING SPIRIT A long, long time ago a number of Indian children were playing with dry sticks in the forest near the village where they lived Some of the children were not satisfied to play with just plain sticks. So they cut heads and faces on cnem and then wrapped them with leaves, grass and moss.. After playing with them for a time they laid them down. When they later returned they were surprised to find that the little stick-dolls had become alive They were standing up and some were walking about. Some were rolling their eyes as real dolls sometimes do. The children became frightened and told their parents. They immediately prepared a ceremony to ap¬ pease Nawneetis, the Doll Being Spirit. One little Indian girl named Wanetha kept one of the little stick-dolls. She played with it and loved it dearly. It seemed to like her too and would walk and even dance for her. One day she lost it. She grieved so over its loss that she became sick. She became very sick and her parents were greatly alarmed They went to the prophet of the village and told him of the little girl's doll and of her illness.. He decided that she would get well only if the doll was found. That very night the Doll Being Spirit appeared to Wanetha in a dream It told her how to direct her parents to find the doll. Wanetha told her parents of her dream and of what the Doll Being Spirit had said. "Find me and keep me in your wigwam al¬ ways. You must make new clothing for me and hold a dance and give a feast for me every spring. Do as I say and all will be made. If you fail misfortune will surely come." The doll was found by her parents. They dressed it. They made Page Three |
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