Bear Island
Subtitle: the war at Sugar Point
By: Gerald Vizenor ; foreword by Jace Weaver.
Series: Indigenous Americas
Publisher: University of Minnesota Press
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Minneapolis
Language: eng
Number of pages: 93
Subjects: United States. Army. Infantry Regiment, 3rd -- Poetry; Ojibwa Indians -- Poetry
Genres: Poetry.
Description: "Drawing on the traditions of Anishinaabe storytelling, acclaimed poet Gerald Vizenor illuminates the 1898 battle at Sugar Point in Minnesota in this poem. Fought between the Pillagers of the Leech Lake Reservation (one of the original five clans of the Anishinaabe tribe) and U.S. soldiers, the battle marked a turning point in relations between the government and Native Americans. Although outnumbered by more than three to one, the Pillager fighters won convincingly.".

"Weaving together strands of myth, memory, legend, and history, Bear Island lyrically conveys a historical event that has been forgotten not only by the majority culture but also by some Anishinaabe people - bringing back to light a key moment in Minnesota's history with clarity of vision and emotional resonance."--BOOK JACKET.