They Knew Both Sides of Medicine: Cree Tales of Curing and Cursing Told By Alice Akenakew
H. C. Wolfart, Freda Ahenakew, "They Knew Both Sides of Medicine: Cree Tales of Curing and Cursing Told By Alice Akenakew"
2000 | pages: 323 | ISBN: 0887556493 | PDF | 5,2 mb
2000 | pages: 323 | ISBN: 0887556493 | PDF | 5,2 mb
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 an encounters with a windigo. The centrepiece of this book is the fascinating account of Andrew Ahenakew's 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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