Portage Lake: Memories of an Ojibwe Childhood rez "— New Yorker

"— New Yorker

and unflinchingly honest

Honoring indigenous traditions

and landscapes bring vibrancy and warmth to this powerful story

Portage Lake: Memories of an Ojibwe Childhood rez "— New YorkerMaude Kegg's memories build a bridge to a time when building birch bark wigwams and harvesting turtles were still part of the everyday life of a native girl in the mid west. In this bilingual book, this elder of the Minnesota Anishinaabe reminisces about her childhood. An English translation of each story appears on pages facing the original Ojibwe text, and the editor John Nicholds has included a full Ojibwe English glossary with study aids.