Manito: An Indian Love Poem
Description
- Creators
- McDonnell, William, Author
- Rideout, Gus, Author
- Media Type
- Text
- Item Types
- Documents
- Booklets
- Description
- A 19th century poem written by William McDonnell on Lindsay, Ontario in the 19th century and originally printed in booklet form in 1884 and was titled "Manita. A Poem being An Indian Legend of Sturgeon Point, Ontario."
The re-print was written by Gus Rideout and was titled "Manito. An Indian Love Poem."
"There was this handsome, courageous and compassionate young Iroquois chief who fell in love with a beautiful daughter of a Huron chief. The young man went to seek the hand of the young maiden in marriage but was done in by a rival in the person of a Huron brave." - Notes
- Click the picture to read the re-printed version of "Manita" / "Manito"
- Date of Original
- 1884
- Subject(s)
- Language of Item
- English
- Copyright Statement
- Copyright status unknown. Responsibility for determining the copyright status and any use rests exclusively with the user.
- Contact
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