His torical Reference• 1850s thru 1970s• Early 1800s Railways• 1848 Gold Rush• 1862 Homestead Act• 1865 End of Civil War• 1892 Ellis Island• 1910 Angel Island• 1917-1918 World War I• 1941-1945 World War II• 1950s Cold War• 1960s Civil Rights Movement &
American Indian Movement• 1965-1973 Vietnam War
Summary of “Night FlyingWoman”•Ojibway Tribe, Northern Minnesota•Oona, a “Dreamer”•Retreating Further into the Forest•Forced Registration, Move to
Reservation•Reservation Life•Assimilation•Illness and Death•Passing Down of Ojibway
Tradition
Conclus ion
•The Ojibway Story is just one of many in a long history on Indian struggles to live in harmony with new cultures.
•The key to retaining a strong sense of identity in their Indian culture relies on an important tradition of an Oral History being passed down through the generations.
•“Night Flying Woman” is a story of such an oral tradition.