Leo G Waisberg
Biographic Data
| ID | 161390 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Leo G Waisberg |
| GIVEN NAMES | Leo G |
| FAMILY NAME | Waisberg |
| SIGNATURE | WAISBERG L G |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 17 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1975 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1997 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Fatal Errors
This article examines several aspects of Ruth Landes' depiction of the Boundary Waters Ojibwa. Based on field work in the 1930s, the Ojibwa were characterized ahistorically by Landes as atomistic individuals living in small bands having no indigenous political organization, driven by need to disperse widely in a meagre country. Research into Landes' published and unpublished materials, in conjunction with ethnohistorical research and Elder testim…
A Tendency to Discourage Them from Cultivating
Leo G. Waisberg, Tim E. Holzkamm, "A Tendency to Discourage Them from Cultivating": Ojibwa Agriculture and Indian Affairs Administration in Northwestern Ontario, Ethnohistory, Vol. 40, No. 2 (Spring, 1993), pp. 175-211
Rainy River Sturgeon
Previous fur trade scholarship has emphasized the hunting of fur bearers and large game rather than fishing as a component of trade relations with native peoples in the northwestern interior of North America. Evidence from fur trade records of the 18th and 19th centuries clearly indicates the importance of the Rainy River sturgeon fishery to Ojibway subsistence and commerce. In addition to being a major food resource, sturgeon provided the Ojibwa…
Boreal Forest Subsistence and the Windigo
A Tendency to Discourage Them from Cultivating
Leo G. Waisberg, Tim E. Holzkamm, "A Tendency to Discourage Them from Cultivating": Ojibwa Agriculture and Indian Affairs Administration in Northwestern Ontario, Ethnohistory, Vol. 40, No. 2 (Spring, 1993), pp. 175-211
Fatal Errors
This article examines several aspects of Ruth Landes' depiction of the Boundary Waters Ojibwa. Based on field work in the 1930s, the Ojibwa were characterized ahistorically by Landes as atomistic individuals living in small bands having no indigenous political organization, driven by need to disperse widely in a meagre country. Research into Landes' published and unpublished materials, in conjunction with ethnohistorical research and Elder testim…
Rainy River Sturgeon
Previous fur trade scholarship has emphasized the hunting of fur bearers and large game rather than fishing as a component of trade relations with native peoples in the northwestern interior of North America. Evidence from fur trade records of the 18th and 19th centuries clearly indicates the importance of the Rainy River sturgeon fishery to Ojibway subsistence and commerce. In addition to being a major food resource, sturgeon provided the Ojibwa…
Boreal Forest Subsistence and the Windigo
Boreal Forest Subsistence and the Windigo
Rainy River Sturgeon
Previous fur trade scholarship has emphasized the hunting of fur bearers and large game rather than fishing as a component of trade relations with native peoples in the northwestern interior of North America. Evidence from fur trade records of the 18th and 19th centuries clearly indicates the importance of the Rainy River sturgeon fishery to Ojibway subsistence and commerce. In addition to being a major food resource, sturgeon provided the Ojibwa…
A Tendency to Discourage Them from Cultivating
Leo G. Waisberg, Tim E. Holzkamm, "A Tendency to Discourage Them from Cultivating": Ojibwa Agriculture and Indian Affairs Administration in Northwestern Ontario, Ethnohistory, Vol. 40, No. 2 (Spring, 1993), pp. 175-211
Fatal Errors
This article examines several aspects of Ruth Landes' depiction of the Boundary Waters Ojibwa. Based on field work in the 1930s, the Ojibwa were characterized ahistorically by Landes as atomistic individuals living in small bands having no indigenous political organization, driven by need to disperse widely in a meagre country. Research into Landes' published and unpublished materials, in conjunction with ethnohistorical research and Elder testim…
Archaeology (4 works) · Agriculture (3 works) · Canadian Identity and History (3 works) · Geography (3 works) · Indigenous Studies and Ecology (3 works) · Biology (2 works) · Ecology (2 works) · Ethnology (2 works) · History (2 works) · Law (2 works)