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Stands Before His People: Enmegahbowh and the Ojibwe
Verne Pickering, author
Stephen Schaitberger, author
Beaver's Pond Press
939 Seventh Street West, St. Paul, MN 55102
www.BeaversPondPress.com
9781643439303, $32.00, HC, 224pp

https://www.amazon.com/Stands-Before-His-People-Enmegahbowh/dp/1643439308

Synopsis: Enmegahbowh (c. 1820 - June 12, 1902) was an extraordinary Americ= an. He spoke both Ojibwe and English, lived among the Ojibwe, endeavored as=
a Christian missionary, and participated in the politics of relations and = treaties between the Ojibwe, the US government, and the settlers who desire=
d land to log and farm.

While Enmegahbowh's first mission was with the Methodists, he eventually co= nnected with Reverend J. Lloyd Breck and was made an Episcopal priest by Bi= shop Henry Whipple, the first Episcopal bishop of Minnesota. Importantly, E= nmegahbowh left a written record of his work, a plenitude of which is prese= nted for the first time with the publication of "Stands Before His People: = Enmegahbowh and the Ojibwe" which recreates the story of Enmegahbowh's life=
, from about 1813 to 1901.

Critique: Rescued from an undeserved obscurity and deftly co-authors by Ver=
ne Pickering and Stephen Schaitberger, with "Stands Before His People: Enme= gahbowh and the Ojibwe", a new generation of readers will discover the life=
and legacy of Enmegahbowh, who was the first Ojibwe Episcopalian priest in=
the United States and who, during the turbulent frontier days of the 1800s=
, worked for peace, opportunity, and cooperation among all peoples. Impress= ively enhanced for the reader with numerous historical photos and illustrat= ions, Simply stated, "Stands Before His People: Enmegahbowh and the Ojibwe =
" is an exceptional, informative, and unreservedly recommended addition to = personal, community, college, and university library Native American Studie=
s & Biography collections,

Editorial Note #1: Verne Pickering began his writing career creating engine= ering documents for an editor who demanded the three c's: completeness, con= ciseness, and clarity. The first book he published was Hatley: History of a=
Central Wisconsin Village, written in collaboration with his brother, Dona=
ld Pickering. Verne Pickering lives in White Bear Lake, Minnesota.

Editorial Note #2: Stephen Schaitberger first encountered stories of Enmega= hbowh as a youth at Cass Lake Episcopal Camp on the Leech Lake Reservation.=
In 1980 Schaitberger became the rector of St. Paul's Church in Brainerd, M= innesota, the same area where Enmegahbowh began his own ministry. Schaitber= ger served for over twenty years as a chaplain in the Minnesota National Gu= ard and for ten years on the diocesan staff as a canon missioner for Northe=
rn Minnesota. He is a professed member of the Third Order of the Society of=
St. Francis. Now retired, he splits his time between Minnesota and Arizona=
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