Re: Walter Bresette info wanted
Jason Leica? (leica@vm.cc.purdue.edu)
Tue, 24 Mar 1992 17:39:03 EST
I was wondering if you were still alive...I missed your smiling face around
here. I've seen Bresette on several occasions. He is an interesting speaker
and pretty well informed. I dont think that he speaks FOR the tribe as much
as he thin ks he does, but he is still pretty good. His dream catchers are
wonderful--he is a talented artist, and I think that he is very articulate.
Some Chippewa think that he is in this a bit too much for himself, and I have
to agree that he isnt very shy about promoting himself. His upcoming book is
rather polemic, and not very scholarly. Newspapers love him because he is
always a good quote--thus he is quoted far beyond his tribal standing or for
that mater far beyond his "knowledge" merits.
Still, he is an important Indian voice in the area and on these topics.