Customer Review: Basil Johnson is a master story teller and writer. The legends are all deeply meaningful. He really transmits the spirit of the Anishinaubae in a vivid way. I hope he writes down a lot more of these haunting legends and that his hopes for the recovery of the Anishinaubae language and cultural... more info
Customer Review: Night Flying Woman is a marvelous little book that captures the essence of the Ojibway way of life. The story speaks about reverence of all - the earth, the animals, the trees, and our fellow women and men. We are all intertwined in a reality that encompasses all. Although this is a major lesson in... more info
Customer Review: I found this book to be most facinating, and helped me to gain some knowledge of how my ancestors lived. Four generations of my relatives were born into the L'Anse Band of Chippewa and Lac Vieux Desert Band of Indians, but I had no history of how they lived. This book helped me have some insight on... more info
Customer Review: This was an invaluable reference for my science thriller, Neitherworld, about an Ojibwe girl and her family and ancestors Neitherworld Book One Akiiwan (CreateSpace Version). Johnston is perhaps the greatest living authority on Ojibwe culture and this book will teach you about their customs and... more info
Customer Review: History is always evolving, of course. However, when it's possible to get a relatively unbiased first-hand account of a people, such as Kitchi Gami, it can be an invaluable research aid, as well as a unique look into the lives of its subjects. I used Kitchi Gami, along with other similar first hand... more info
Customer Review: The Shaman was a very helpful and personal description on what it means to be a shaman, historically and in later Ojibway culture. The first hand accounts are concise and direct. I found the pictures of the midewiwin and petroglyphs particularly helpful when I was wrting my own novel, Neitherworld... more info
Customer Review: Basil Johnston has a uniquely captivating way of storytelling. Whether he's dealing with Ojibway tales or the story of his personal childhood in "Indian School Days", Johnston can be deemed a great First Nations author.
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