With touches of humor and the occasional sharp cultural criticism

and it is their marrow that holds the cure for the rest of the world

and New Zealand

the Inuit (Eskimo)

these delightful new stories with animal characters bring to life the creative genius of some of Ojibwe country’s most gifted storytellers

Masters of Empire: Great Lakes Indians and the Making of America dance With touches of humor andA radical reinterpretation of early American history from a native point of view In Masters of Empire, the historian Michael A. McDonnell reveals the vital role played by the native peoples of the Great Lakes in the history of North America. Though less well known than the Iroquois or Sioux, the Anishinaabeg, who lived across Lakes Michigan and Huron, were equally influential. Masters of Empire charts the story of one group, the Odawa, who settled at