Description
Discover the life and legacy of Enmegahbowh, the first Ojibwe Episcopalian priest in the United States who, during the turbulent frontier days of the 1800s, worked for peace, opportunity, and cooperation among peoples.
Enmegahbowh was an extraordinary American. He spoke both Ojibwe and English, lived among the Ojibwe, endeavored as a Christian missionary, and participated in the politics of relations and treaties between the Ojibwe, the US government, and the settlers who desired land to log and farm. While Enmegahbowh's first mission was with the Methodists, he eventually connected with Reverend J. Lloyd Breck and was made an Episcopal priest by Bishop Henry Whipple, the first Episcopal bishop of Minnesota. Importantly, Enmegahbowh left a written record of his work, a plenitude of which is presented for the first time in this book. Stands Before His People recreates the story of Enmegahbowh's life, from about 1813 to 1901.
Author: Verne Pickering, Stephen Schaitberger
Publisher: Beaver's Pond Press
Published: 04/06/2021
Pages: 224
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.45lbs
Size: 10.10h x 8.00w x 1.00d
ISBN13: 9781643439303
ISBN10: 1643439308
BISAC Categories:
- Biography & Autobiography | Cultural, Ethnic & Regional | Indigenous
- History | United States | State & Local | Midwest(IA,IL,IN,KS,MI,MN,MO
- Religion | Christian Church | History