Literature of the Indian Languages: A Bibliographical Catalogue of Books, Translations of the Scriptures, and Other Publications in the Indian Tongues of the United States, With Brief Critical NotesSchoolcraft, Henry Rowe
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Literature of the Indian Languages: A Bibliographical Catalogue of Books, Translations of the Scriptures, and Other Publications in the Indian Tongues of the United States, With Brief Critical Notes
Schoolcraft, Henry Rowe
Indian imprints -- United States; Indians of North America -- Languages -- Bibliography
This is a translation into the Sauteux or Chippewa language, of
certain essential parts of the services, prayers, and hymns of the
Catholic Church, by the Rev. G. A. Belcourt, of Red River, Hudson’s Bay
Territory. It embraces—1. Customary prayers of the morning service, to
page 17. 2. The Catechism for children, used in the diocese of Quebec,
to page 106. 3. Prayers of the Mass, Confession, and the Communion, to
page 131. 4. Hymns and chaunts in use in the Quebec diocese.
SECTION II.—OTTAWA.
45.—Ottawa Prayer Book: Ottawa Anamie Misinaigan. Detroit: 1 vol.
18mo. p. 293. A. D. 1842. Printed by Eugene T. Smith, for the Catholic
Church.
A translation of prayers, prepared by the Rev. Frederick Baraga.
46.—Katolik Anamie Misinaigan. Third edition of the preceding,
corrected and augmented. Detroit: A. D. 1846.
47.—Ottawa Anamie Misinaigan. First edition of this work printed at
Detroit, A. D. 1832, by George L. Whitney.
48.—The New Testament, in the Ottawa language. Shawnee Baptist Mission
Press. John G. Pratt, printer. A. D. 1841. Translated by Jonathan
Meeker, and revised and compared with the Greek, by Rev. Francis
Barker, A. M. 1 vol. 12mo. pages 125 and 98.
This translation comprises but the Gospels of Matthew and John.
49.—Original and Select Hymns, in the Ottawa language, by Jonathan
Meeker. Press of the American Baptist Board of Foreign Missions.
Shawnee, Ind. Ter. 1 vol. 18mo. 96 pages. A. D. 1845.
50.—Ottawa First Book. Prepared by Jonathan Meeker. J. G. Pratt,
printer, Shawnee Mission. A. D. 1838. 24 pages, 18mo.
51.—Jesus Odijetawin. _No imprint._ 85 pages.
This is transmitted from the Rev. F. G. Bondwel, at Lake Puckaway, in
the _Menomonee_ country, on Fox River, Wisconsin. It is a Catechism
which is given to Indian children attending school.
52.—Jesus Obimadisuoin Ajonda Aking. The Life of Jesus while on earth.
Paris, (France:) A. D. 1837. 1 vol. 12mo. p. 211.
This is a compilation and translation, by Mr. Baraga, and has the
approval of the Catholic Bishop of Detroit, Michigan, (Frederick Rese.)
53.—Anichinabek Amisinahikaniwa. The Indian Book. Detroit: Printed by
George L. Whitney. A. D. 1830. 1 vol. 18mo. p. 106.
There is a vocabulary of 40 words, in French and Ottawa, at pages 104,
105. It bears the name of Dejean, missionary.
54.—Abinodjuag Omasindiganiwan. Buffalo: Press of Oliver G. Steel. A.
D. 1837.
This pamphlet of 8 pages, 8mo., was transmitted by Rev. F. J. Van
Den Broek, 1838. It embraces the usual matter of first lessons for
children. It appears from a note at the end, to have been intended as
preparatory to the reading of the _Jesus Obimadisiwin_, No. 52.
55.—Child’s Book. Detroit: Bagg & Harmon, A. D. 1845, 8 pages, 18mo.
It contains the same elementary matter exactly as No. 54, compressed in
a smaller type and page, with two additional reading articles. In other
respects it is a re-print of the Buffalo Amisinaigon ewan.
SECTION III.—POTTAWATTOMIE.
Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.
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