Recollections of a Forest Life: The Life and Travels of Kah-Ge-Ga-Gah-Bowh by Copway, George

Recollections of a Forest Life: The Life and Travels of Kah-Ge-Ga-Gah-Bowh

The first book published by and Indigenous author in Canada is George Copway's Life, History, and Travels...
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Recollections of a Forest Life: The Life and Travels of Kah-Ge-Ga-Gah-Bowh by Copway, George

Recollections of a Forest Life: The Life and Travels of Kah-Ge-Ga-Gah-Bowh

BD$30.11

Recollections of a Forest Life: The Life and Travels of Kah-Ge-Ga-Gah-Bowh

BD$30.11
Author: George Copway
Format: Paperback
Language: English

The first book published by and Indigenous author in Canada is George Copway's Life, History, and Travels of Kah-ge-ga-gah-bowh (1847), in which he offers an autobiographical account of his life and experiences, details the changing landscape of his homeland, recounts Ojibwe customs, traditions, and history, and critiques settler society's exploitation of Indigenous people and territory. Copway's autobiography was incredibly successful: it went through seven editions within a year of its publication and was expanded and republished in 1850 under the title Recollections of a Forest Life.

This edition features an afterword by Deanna Reder and will compare the differences between early versions of this classic, as a way to think through discussions that are still pertinent today including: the editing history of Indigenous texts; culturally appropriate reading strategies; the influence of Indigenous epistemologies, and in this case Anishnaabe-specific worldviews; and the ways in which autobiography was and continues to be a preferred Indigenous intellectual tradition.

Also included in this volume is information of George Copway as a member of the Nineteenth Century Ojibway literary coterie, in the context of his ancestors, his peers, and the work of Anishinaabe writers today.



Author: George Copway
Publisher: Wilfrid Laurier University Press
Published: 11/21/2023
Pages: 200
Binding Type: Paperback
ISBN: 9781771124461

About the Author
Copway, George: - Born in Trenton, Ontario, in 1818, George Copway (Kah-ge-ga-gah-bowh) wrote extensively on Indigenous peoples and, as an ordained Methodist minister, worked as a missionary among several tribes. He is the author of several books, including The Traditional History and Characteristic Sketches of the Ojibway Nation (reprinted 2014 by WLU Press).Reder, Deanna: - Deanna Reder (Cree-Métis) is Associate Professor in the Departments of First Nations Studies and English at Simon Fraser University, where she teaches courses in Indigenous popular fiction and Canadian Indigenous literatures, especially autobiography. She is the editor of the Indigenous Studies series at WLU Press and a founding member of the Indigenous Literary Studies Association (ILSA).

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