Alex Cywink interview #1
Date
1983-07-27
Authors
Ireland, Max
Cywink, Alex
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Publisher
Canadian Plains Research Centre
Abstract
Consists of an interview where he tells of legends concerning the arrival of white men in North America; Parallels to the Norse (Viking) sagas -- (Is this possibly an example of the oral tradition presenting the Indian view early Viking settlement?). He tells of prophecies concerning the arrival of white men and the eventual return of Indian ways; describes the role of women in pre-Columbian America; and gives accounts of native medical practices and the linguistic evolution.
Description
16 p. transcript of an interview with Max Ireland conducted by Alex Cywink on July 27, 1983. Tape number IH-OT.024, transcript disc 118.
Keywords
Agriculture, Arts, Cartier, Jacques, Crafts, Education, Etching, Evolution of language, Farming, First contact with non-Indigenous people, Government by Indigenous people, Healing, Influence of women, Medicine and curing practices, Medicine men and women, Metallurgy, Plant remedies, Prophecies, Stories and storytelling, Unexplained phenomena