- Title:
- Examining the use of oral tradition in the writing of Ojibwa history
- Creator:
- Hipfner, Tanya
- Date Created:
- 2003
- Degree Awarded:
- Master of Arts
- Subjects:
- First Nations Oral Histories
- Geographical Focus:
- Canada
- Supporting Materials:
- n/a
- Description:
- The purpose of this thesis is to determine whether oral tradition is effective in the study of Native history, using a specific case study of Ojibwa traditions. It is argued that oral tradition is useful in corroborating documentary evidence, providing supplementary information, and providing information that is unavailable in traditional sources. This study begins with an examination of scholarly works that discuss the use of oral tradition as historical evidence. The structure and purpose of these traditions are discussed in the second chapter. The history of the Ojibwa in the post-contact period based on traditional documentary sources is presented to demonstrate the limitations of these documents. In the final chapters, specific oral traditions of the Ojibwa are examined to demonstrate how oral tradition can be used in reconstructing Ojibwa history in the pre- and post-contact periods.
Source
- Preferred Citation:
- Hipfner, Tanya. 2003. "Examining the use of oral tradition in the writing of Ojibwa history", Department of History, Carleton University
- Link to this page:
- https://cuhistory.github.io/grads/items/hist_165.html
Rights
- Rights:
- Copyright the author, all rights reserved, unless otherwise indicated.