{"product_id":"ojibwa-dance-drum","title":"The Ojibwa Dance Drum","description":"\u003ch2\u003eIts History and Construction\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor Thomas Vennum Jr, Afterword by Rick St. Germaine\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.mnhs.org\/collections\/browse-mnhs-press-titles\"\u003eMinnesota Historical Society Press\u003c\/a\u003e (\u003cspan class=\"date-display-single\"\u003eFebruary 1, 2009\u003c\/span\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Initially published in 1982 in the Smithsonian Folklife Series, Thomas Vennum's \u003cem\u003eThe Ojibwa Dance Drum\u003c\/em\u003e is widely recognized as a significant ethnography of woodland Indians.\"—From the afterword by Rick St. Germaine\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003ch2\u003eDescription\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003eHiding in a lake under lily pads after fleeing U.S. soldiers, a Dakota woman was given a vision over the course of four days instructing her to build a large drum and teaching her the songs that would bring peace and end the killing of her people. From the Dakota, the “big drum” spread throughout the algonquian-speaking tribes to the Ojibwe, becoming the centerpiece of their religious ceremonies.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eThis edition of \u003cstrong\u003eThe Ojibwa Dance Drum\u003c\/strong\u003e, originally created through the collaboration of Ojibwe drum maker and singer William Bineshi Baker Sr. and folklorist Thomas Vennum, has a new introduction by history professor Rick St. Germaine that discusses the research behind this book and updates readers on the recent history of the Ojibwe Drum Dance.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003ch2\u003eAuthor information\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThomas Vennum\u003c\/strong\u003e served as an ethnomusicologist for twenty-seven years at the Smithsonian Institution. He is a specialist in native American music, about which he has published extensively.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRick St. Germain\u003c\/strong\u003e is a professor of history at the University of Wisconsin—Eau Claire.\u003c\/p\u003e           \u003chr\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eThis title is also available at your favorite e-book vendor.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e336 pages\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e85 b\u0026amp;w photos, 20 b\u0026amp;w illustrations, 3 maps\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e6 x 9 inches\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eISBN: 9780873516426\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"MNHS PRESS \/ INGRAM","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":39593081340084,"sku":"4796","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0260\/6261\/8702\/products\/VENNUM_9780873516426.jpg?v=1618343220","url":"https:\/\/mnhs-shop-test.myshopify.com\/products\/ojibwa-dance-drum","provider":"mnhs_shop_test","version":"1.0","type":"link"}