Ignatia Broker (1919–1987)

Good read. Paints a good picture of the changes a culture can experience in one lifetime. The good, bad, & drastic shifts. Often forced upon a people.

This book tells the story of Oona. Oona is an Ojibway that lives in Minnesota. She shares parts of her life as being a traditional person of the Ojibwe people. As Oona ages she is forced into assimilation. The story recalls the hardships the Ojibwe people have had to overcome. It shows the great resilience of a people who were forced to change every aspect of their life. Oona shares a message about how the people carried on their culture and traditions.

With the art of a practiced storyteller, Ignatia Broker recounts the life of her great-great-grandmother, Night Flying Woman, who was born in the mid-19th century and lived during a chaotic time of enormous change, uprootings, and loss for the Minnesota Ojibway. But this story also tells of her people's great strength and continuity.

About the Author
Ignatia Broker, who died in 1987, was a story-teller and teacher in the Ojibway tradition. In 1984 she received a Wonder Woman Foundation award show more honoring her as a woman striving for peace and equality. show less