Birch Bark Talking / A Resumé of the Life and Work of the Rev. James Evans. - Booklet. - 1940.
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| Database ID | 24658 | |
| Institution | University of Saskatchewan Libraries Special Collections | |
| Fonds/Collection | Canadiana Pamphlets Collection | |
| Series | XXXII | |
| File/Item Reference | XXXII-170-BirchBark (36a) | |
| Date of creation | 1940 | |
| Physical description/extent | 1 booklet; 32 pages of textual records | |
| Number of images | 32 | |
| Historical note | James Evans (1801-1846) was born in Kingston-upon-Hull in England, but emigrated with his parents to Lower Canada in 1820, where he worked as a teacher. He later moved to Rice Lake and continued his teaching work. In 1833 he was ordained as a Wesleyan (Methodist) minister, and in 1840 he was given authority over the local district in Norway House in Manitoba. It was during this time that Evans did his greatest work-the development of the Ojibwe and Cree syllabaries. Evans had a flair for languages and had picked up Ojibwe during his work among the people in Upper Canada. He created the Ojibwe syllabary after first trying to apply a Roman script to their language. Later, he modified the syllabary slightly and applied it to Cree, a related language. Both syllabaries are based on Pitman Shorthand. | |
| Scope and content | Booklet on the life of Rev. James Evans, a Wesleyan / Methodist missionary who initially translated Bible passages and psalms into Ojibway, and later created writing systems for several Aboriginal languages, including Ojibwe, Cree, and indirectly Inuktitut. | |
| Contributer | The Board of Home Missions (author) | |
| Copyright holder | Public domain | |
| Copyright expiry date | Public domain | |
| Other terms governing use and reproduction | Responsibility regarding questions of copyright that may arise in the use of any images is assumed by the researcher. | |
| Type | Published | |
| Primary Media | Textual documents | |
| Specific document types | Pamphlets | |
| Provenance Access Point | University of Saskatchewan Library. Canadiana Pamphlets Collection | |
| Place | Norway House, Manitoba, Canada | |
| Treaty boundaries | Upper Canada | |
| Cultural region | Northeast | |
| Names | Evans, Rev. James James Evans Centenary Committee Ojibway Indians The Board of Home Missions United Church of Canada | |
| Subject | Early European Settlers Fur Trade Hudson's Bay Company Religion -- Christianity Schools -- Residential Surveys and Studies Languages and Linguistics | |
| Date Range(s) | 1820-1839 | |
| Permanent Link | https://digital.scaa.sk.ca/ourlegacy/permalink/24658
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