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A 19th-Century Ojibwa-Canadian Family
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W. Brian Stewart
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$85.00 Hardcover
Release Date: 7/15/2007
ISBN: 9780774812337
$30.95 Paperback
Release Date: 1/1/2008
ISBN: 9780774812344
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About the Book
In about 1800, fur trader Charles Ermatinger married an Obijwa woman, Mananowe. Their three sons grew up with both their mother’s hunter/warrior culture and their father’s European culture. As adults, they lived adventurously in Montreal and St Thomas, where they were accepted and loved by fellow citizens while publicly retaining their Ojibwa heritage.
The Ermatingers contrasts the "European" commercial and trading society in urban Montreal, where Charles was brought up, with the Ojibwa hunter/warrior values of Mananowe's society. Their sons variously risked life at war in Spain and in the Upper and Lower Canada rebellions, policed Montreal streets in an era of riots, spied on the Fenians on the US border, and made a hazardous journey to help establish the Canadian Pacific Railway’s route. Brian Stewart argues that the sons’ Ojibwa traditions and values shaped their adult lives: during their adventures, the sons fought for Native rights for themselves as well as for Ojibwa relatives and friends.
The Ermatingers is an exciting story that contributes to our understanding of Indian and European biculturalism and its effects on those who make up the various forms of Métis society today. It will appeal to general readers as well as scholars and students in Native studies and Canadian history.
About the Author(s)
W. Brian Stewart worked as a feature writer in his native New Zealand and then in various positions with the CBC. He is the author of A Life on the Line: Commander Pierre-Etienne Fortin and His Times (McGill-Queen's Press, 1997). He retired as head of Research Services for the English Language CBC Radio and TV Networks in 1983.
Table of Contents
Figures / xx
Acknowledgments / xx
Introduction / xx
1 The Urban Canadian Grandparents / xx
2 The Upper Country Ojibwa Grandparent / xx
3 Charles Sr’s Fur Trade Career / xx
4 Charles and Charlotte in Montreal / xx
5 A Wild Man’s Land and a World of Virgil / xx
6 Farmer and Cavalry Man: Charles Jr / xx
7 Ojibwa Chief and Montreal Policeman : Charles Jr / xx
8 Soldier, Clerk, and a Last Adventure: James / xx
9 Dandy Turned Hero: William / xx
10 Suppressing Riots in Montreal: William / xx
11 Murder, Militia, and Military Intelligence: William / xx
12 The Ermatinger Women / xx
13 A Lost Past, a Future Unattained / xx
Appendices / xx
Notes / xxx
Bibliography / xx
Index / xx
Reviews
The Ermatingers: A 19th-Century Ojibwa-Canadian Family presents a carefully detailed history of the family of fur trader Charles Ermatinger and Mananowe Katawabidai (Charlotte), the daughter of Ojibwe Chief Katawabidai. The family history research is extensive and comprehensive and, among the wealth of source material that Stewart has compiled, are materials that have not previously been brought to light. The new family information it provides takes us well beyond our previous understanding of the Ermatingers, not only in the cases of Charles Oakes Ermatinger and his Ojibwa wife, but the cases of other family members and siblings. […] This book uses interesting and varied scholarly sources and presents useful notes, a thorough bibliography, and interesting appendices. It makes a genuine contribution to the history of dual-cultural families.
- Susan Elaine Gray, University of Winnipeg, Canadian Journal of Native Studies, Vol.28, No.1, 2008
Sample Chapter
Front Matter and Chapter One
Related Topics
History > Canada
Native Studies
Native Studies > Canada
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