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Night Flying WomanAn Ojibway Narrative by Ignatia Broker
Presented by [names of students]
Introduction• Guest Speaker, Dr. Walsh• Chippewa• Ojibway• Anishinaabe
Historical Reference• 1850s thru 1970s• Early 1800s Railways• 1848 Gold Rush• 1862 Homestead Act• 1865 End of Civil War• 1892 Ellis Island• 1910 Angel Island• 1917-1918 World War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
American Indian History• First Reservations• Resistance• Forced Assimilation• Denying Heritage• AIM
Summary of “Night Flying Woman”• 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
Important Themes• Egalitarian Society• The Coal• Elders• Oral History & The Circle
Conclusion• 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.
Review• How does the assimilation of the
American Indian culture to the European culture mirror the assimilation of women in the male dominated society?
• What does The Circle represent?• In what ways do the Ojibway
people relate to modern immigrants?