(A reproduction of the original book Katolik anamie-masina...)
A reproduction of the original book Katolik anamie-masinaigan A Catholic Prayer Book & Catechism in the Otchipwe-Indian Language by Frederic Baraga and John Weikamp originally published in 1880.Included in this kindle edition is a short study guide at the back of the book. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
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Originally published in 1837 in Europe in German, French, and Slovenian editions, Baraga’s Short History of the North American Indians is the personal, first-hand account of a Catholic missionary in the Great Lakes area of North America. Baraga served as a missionary and as bishop of Sault Ste. Marie and Marquette, from 1830 until his death in 1868. His significant contribution to Native American history is associated with this publication and provides invaluable insight into the nature of mid-nineteenth century central European mission initiatives to the New World. The text also includes a substantial amount of original observation about the Lake Superior frontier in the early nineteenth century, particularly the exterior side of life such as dress and customs, hunting techniques, tools, and art. This translation includes an introduction to the text that discusses Baraga’s work and places it into a historical context.
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(A theoretical and practical grammar of the Otchipwe langu...)
A theoretical and practical grammar of the Otchipwe language microform : for the use of missionaries and other persons living among the Indians.
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(The language of the Ojibway people was recorded by Freder...)
The language of the Ojibway people was recorded by Frederic Baraga (1797-1868), a missionary priest from Slovenia, who was sent in 1835 by the Catholic church to serve among the Ojibway living in the Lake Superior region. The multilingual Baraga quickly learned the Ojibway language and over many years worked within the community to produce a dictionary, a grammar and religious literature. In 1853 the first edition of A Dictionary of Otchipwe Language Explained in English was published. A revised edition of this Ojibway-English/English-Ojibway dictionary followed in 1878 and is the version now reprinted. More than a hundred years later, this dictionary remains a classic and the most useful for a wide range of dialects. It is an important cultural and linguistic source for historians, anthropologists, linguists, ethnologists, and all students interested in the Ojibway language.
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He was born on June 29, 1797 in the castle of Mala Vas, Duchy of Carniola, Habsburg Monarchy, (today Slovenia). The assertion that he was of noble birth and renounced a vast heritage to devote himself to the life of a missionary is incorrect, for while his parents, Johann Nepomuc Baraga and Maria Katharin Josefa née Jencic, were Slovenians of good family, they were not connected with the aristocracy.
When Frederic was nine years old he was sent to be educated by a private tutor at Laibach. There he entered the gymnasium in 1809, and afterward took a law course in the University of Vienna. Upon receiving his degree in 1821, he determined to enter the church. Returning to Laibach, he studied at the seminary there, and was ordained priest September 21, 1823.
For seven years he served parishes in his native country, but in 1830, after the founding at Vienna of the Leopoldine Society for foreign missions, he offered himself for service in the United States. In his letter he referred to himself as speaking German, Illyrian, French, Latin, Italian, and English. His services were accepted, and on reaching Cincinnati, early in 1831, he began to add the Ottawa language to his other linguistic accomplishments. In May of the same year, he was sent as missionary to the Ottawa village of Arbre Croche, now Harbor Springs. Father Baraga was very enthusiastic about this his first Indian mission, where he was cordially received, and where he baptized and taught many neophytes.
In the course of his journeys to various villages of the tribe, he visited the islands in Lake Michigan, and Grand River, where, at the site of the modern Grand Rapids, he began a mission in 1833. At this place, however, he incurred the enmity of the traders for his scathing denunciation of the liquor traffic they carried on with the tribesmen, and in 1835 he was transferred from the Ottawa missions to the far shores of Lake Superior. On July 27, 1835, he arrived at La Pointe, the American Fur Company's station, on Madeline Island, opposite Bayfield, Wis. Here was a village of Chippewa Indians, mingled with many retired French-Canadian voyageurs and half-breeds. The church on the island long shown to tourists as Father Marquette's, was in fact built by Baraga about 1837, after a visit the preceding year to Europe to obtain funds. His youngest sister, Antonia de Hoeffern, came with him on his return to La Pointe, where her gracious presence was remembered long after the severities of the climate had induced her to return home.
During the long winters of this northern clime, Father Baraga applied himself to the study of the Chippewa language, the universal dialect of all the Northwest. He prepared several religious books in this dialect, some of which were published in Paris, others in Detroit and Cincinnati. But his most useful works, still depended upon by all Chippewa scholars, are his Theoretical and Practical Grammar of the Otchipwe Language (Detroit, 1850), and his Dictionary of the Otchipwe Language (Cincinnati, 1853). His devotional works are still used in the Catholic missions. In the course of his ministrations to the members of his scattered flock Father Baraga made long journeys by canoe in summer and snowshoe in winter, encountering many difficulties and enduring many hardships. In this way he visited Grand Portage, Fond du Lac (near Superior, Wis. ), and L'Anse at the foot of Keweenaw Bay. At this last place, now the seat of Baraga County, Mich. , he began a mission in 1843 to which he soon removed his residence. There he built log houses for his Indian converts, and taught them to live in civilized fashion. While at L'Anse he also ministered to the miners, who about this time were flocking to the newly discovered copper mines in the Northern Peninsula, and by his courtesy and kindliness made friends with both Catholics and Protestants.
Heedless of personal comfort, he went wherever need called along the bleak shores of Lake Superior, comforting and admonishing tribesmen, traders, and travelers, counting not his life dear unto himself if by these means he might save others. News of his missions spread, and on November 1, 1853, he was consecrated at Cincinnati bishop of Upper Michigan. The seat of the new bishopric was at Sault Ste. Marie, and from there Bishop Baraga continued his ministrations, often visiting his former missions of Lake Superior. In 1865 a new bishopric was created called the see of Marquette, and to this embryo town of northern Michigan, Baraga removed his residence. Here he built a cathedral, which two and a half years later became his final resting place.
Baraga was declared venerable by Pope Benedict XVI on May 10, 2012. His cause was opened in 1952 by Thomas Lawrence Noa, the diocese's eighth bishop, and the formal canonization process began in 1973. The village of Baraga, Baraga Township, Baraga County, and Baraga State Park (all in Michigan) were named for him.
( Originally published in 1837 in Europe in German, Frenc...)
(The language of the Ojibway people was recorded by Freder...)
(A reproduction of the original book Katolik anamie-masina...)
(A theoretical and practical grammar of the Otchipwe langu...)
"I have had the pleasure, " wrote a traveler of the fifties, "once in my life, of conversing with an absolute gentleman . .. kind, serene, urbane, and utterly sincere. This perfect gentleman was a Roman Catholic bishop who had spent thirty years of his life in the woods near Lake Superior. "
