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

by Henry Rowe Schoolcraft

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.