Author Description

This series, comprised of three volumes, DAKOTA ORATORY, OJIBWAY ORATORY, & WINNEBAGO ORATORY, covers three major tribes of the upper midwestern U.S. It emphasizes the speeches of leading chiefs & orators, many of which have never been published before. Presented in chronological order, the speeches & the accompanying analysis, give the reader a virtual "history in their own words" experience. The texts are enhanced by the compiler's pencil-drawn portraits of leading speakers.