They Knew Both Sides of Medicine
Cree Tales of Curing and Cursing Told by Alice Ahenakew
Freda Ahenakew translator H C Wolfart translator
Format:Paperback
Publisher:University of Manitoba Press
Currently unavailable, and unfortunately no date known when it will be back
Born in 1912, Alice Ahenakew was brought up in a traditional Cree community in north-central Saskatchewan. As a young woman, she married Andrew Ahenakew, a member of the prominent Saskatchewan family, who later became an Anglican clergyman and a prominent healer. Alice Ahenakew's personal reminiscences include stories of her childhood, courtship and marriage, as well as an account of the 1928 influenza epidemic an encounters with a windigo.
The centrepiece of this book is the fascinating account of Andrew Ahenakews bear vision, through which he received healing powers. Written in original Cree text with a full English translation, They Knew both Sides of Medicine also includes an introduction discussing the historical background of the narrative and its style and rhetorical structure, as well as a complete Cree-English glossary.
ISBN: 9780887556494
Dimensions: unknown
Weight: 490g
332 pages