This text examines the art and artists of the Anishinabe painters, the aboriginal people of the Great Canadian Shield.

Includes index.

Mijiwe-Izhijiganan : something special made by hand -- The pioneer painters -- Artistic sources from which Anishnabe art evolved -- An analysis of the style of Anishnabe art -- Iconography of Anishnabe art -- Manitoulin Island painters -- Aesthetics, comparisons and legends -- The variationist painters -- Summary -- The artists have the last word. Ojibwa's record, pp. 78-79 -- Before the season begins, pp. 176-177.