Basil H. Johnston OOnt (13 July 1929 – 8 September 2015) was an Anishinaabe (Ojibwa) and Canadian writer, storyteller, language teacher and scholar.

Apr 10, 2008 · One of the foremost Indigenous authors in Canada, Basil Johnston, a lecturer at the Royal Ontario Museum, wrote widely about Anishinaabe traditions, language and modern …

Sep 10, 2015 · Basil H. Johnston, respected author, storyteller and preserver of the Anishnaabe language, has died. He was 86 years old. "He was a ground breaker," said Cree playwright and...

Sep 22, 2015 · Anyone who thinks Indigenous people are restricted to an oral tradition never met Basil Johnston. When he passed into the Spirit World Sept. 9, Johnston left behind a legacy of …

In this volume Ojibway teacher Basil, Johnston sets forth the broad spectrum of his people's life, legends and beliefs.

Basil Johnston was an esteemed Anishinaabe writer, storyteller, language teacher and scholar. He was born in Wasauksing First Nation in 1929, and was a member of the Chippewas of …

Basil H. Johnston is today one of Canada’s most successful and widely read Aboriginal writers. Emerging in the 1970s, during what is now recognised as a time of Aboriginal cultural …

Sep 28, 2015 · Responsibility, Duty, Right: On the Passing of Basil H. Johnston (1929-2015) On September 8th 2015, the world lost a truly remarkable literary voice. We lost an …

Basil Johnston, Anishnaabe writer, storyteller, language teacher and scholar, was born on the Parry Island Indian Reserves in Ontario, Canada, in 1929. He attended elementary school at …

Aug 1, 1995 · This book contains stories and legends of the Ojibway people, as told by Basil Johnston, a prominent storyteller versed in the oral tradition. The manitous are spirits, both …