Lies to Live by

by Beardslee, Lois

• ISBN13: 9780870136634
• ISBN10: 0870136631
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-06-01
• Publisher: Michigan State Univ Pr

Summary

Lies To Live By brings together two selections of stories by Ojibwe storyteller Lois Beardslee. Lies to Live By, a series of interdependent tales, reflects the storyteller#x19;s role in interpreting traditional stories for contemporary audiences, while preserving traditions based not in mysticism but in pragmatism. In "Calm Days," three generations -- the narrator, her grandfather, and her son -- spend a week together on a remote island during the course of which they demonstrate the continuity of Ojibwe life. Together these stories weave the contemporary and the traditional to show how cultural diversity can be preserved even as cultural boundaries are transcended.

Author Biography

Lois Beardslee has been a teacher and writer for twenty-five years. She is also an accomplished artist, whose works are in public and private collections worldwide. Lois Beardslee practices many traditional art forms, including birch bark biting, quillwork, and sweetgrass basketry, as well as painting and illustration

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. vii
Lies to Live By	p. 1
Dibawjimot, the Storyteller	p. 3
Minan	p. 5
Keepers of the Water	p. 7
Sneaking Up on a Fish	p. 9
Big Water	p. 11
Ice	p. 14
The Origins of the First Ice Fishing Shanty	p. 16
Inhaling the Night	p. 18
Birch Bark Biting	p. 21
Bebookwedagaminh	p. 24
Dreamcatchers	p. 25
In Pursuit of Shiigun, the Bass	p. 27
Chiibii Tag	p. 31
Siisagwad	p. 33
Charlie's Bundle	p. 35
Manaboozhou and the Ducks	p. 38
The Devil's Chair	p. 42
Fine Weather for Painting	p. 47
Niimik Niigik	p. 50
Why Are You Sleeping on a Nice Day Like This?	p. 52
Don't Judge a Book By its Cover	p. 54
Fins	p. 59
Indian Mission Church	p. 62
That Wonderful Thing	p. 67
The Winona Dilemma	p. 70
Calm Days	p. 75
One End of the Boat	p. 77
Fried Eggs	p. 79
The Little People of the North Woods	p. 82
The Storeroom	p. 86
My Favorite Fish	p. 90
The Drum	p. 95
Superior's Gifts	p. 97
The Log	p. 99
Biboon	p. 102
Fog Paints the Landscape	p. 107
The Trout Lake	p. 110
Manaboozhou's Basket	p. 114
The Michikiniibigag	p. 119
Laundry Day	p. 121
Flowers and Kisses	p. 124
Flying Pigs	p. 127
Shampoo Soup	p. 133
Quiet Time	p. 136
When Stones Walk the Earth	p. 141
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