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The White Wampum

Emily Pauline Johnson · 1895

Original text in English.

The first collection of a Mohawk performer who toured the continent on stage, in which Indigenous characters speak of stolen land and hunger.

Poetry · 37 parts · about 10 000 words · about 44 min of reading

Contents

1. Ouverture1 min
2. OJISTOH3 min
3. AS RED MEN DIE2 min
4. THE PILOT OF THE PLAINS2 min
5. THE CATTLE THIEF3 min
6. A CRY FROM AN INDIAN WIFE2 min
7. DAWENDINE3 min
8. WOLVERINE3 min
9. THE VAGABONDS1 min
10. THE SONG MY PADDLE SINGS1 min
11. THE CAMPER1 min
12. AT HUSKING TIME1 min
13. WORKWORN1 min
14. EASTER April 1, 18881 min
15. ERIE WATERS1 min
16. THE FLIGHT OF THE CROWS1 min
17. MOONSET1 min
18. MARSHLANDS1 min
19. JOE An Etching1 min
20. SHADOW RIVER Muskoka1 min
21. RAINFALL1 min
22. UNDER CANVAS In Muskoka1 min
23. THE BIRDS’ LULLABY1 min
24. OVERLOOKED1 min
25. FASTING2 min
26. CHRISTMASTIDE1 min
27. CLOSE BY1 min
28. THE IDLERS1 min
29. AT SUNSET1 min
30. PENSEROSO1 min
31. RE-VOYAGE1 min
32. BRIER GOOD FRIDAY1 min
33. WAVE-WON1 min
34. THE HAPPY HUNTING GROUNDS1 min
35. IN THE SHADOWS1 min
36. NOCTURNE1 min
37. MY ENGLISH LETTER1 min

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