the father of Odjibwa

Role: father of the three brothers · First appears: The Red Swan · Part 1

In The Red Swan · Part 1, the father of Odjibwa had lived as a hermit, far from the tribe. He and the mother of Odjibwa died when their three sons were young, leaving the eldest brother (Red Swan legend), Maujeekewis and Odjibwa destitute and without neighbors or friends.

Relationship record

Their parents died, leaving the three brothers destitute and without neighbors.(The Red Swan · Part 1)
- With: the mother of Odjibwa the eldest brother (Red Swan legend) Maujeekewis Odjibwa
- “Three brothers were left destitute, by the death of their parents, at an early age.”

child: the eldest brother (Red Swan legend) “Three brothers were left destitute, by the death of their parents, at an early age.”
child: Maujeekewis “Three brothers were left destitute, by the death of their parents, at an early age.”
child: Odjibwa “Three brothers were left destitute, by the death of their parents, at an early age.”
married with the mother of Odjibwa “For the father had been a hermit, having removed far away from the body of the tribe, so that when he and his wife died they left their children without neighbors and friends.”

child: Maujeekewis “One day dissatisfaction was manifested in the conduct of the two elder brothers, on account of Odjibwa's having taken their deceased father's magic arrows; they upbraided and urged him to procure others if he could.”
child: the eldest brother (Red Swan legend) “One day dissatisfaction was manifested in the conduct of the two elder brothers, on account of Odjibwa's having taken their deceased father's magic arrows; they upbraided and urged him to procure others if he could.”
child: Odjibwa “One day dissatisfaction was manifested in the conduct of the two elder brothers, on account of Odjibwa's having taken their deceased father's magic arrows:”

Extracted from the original text of The Myth of Hiawatha, and Other Oral Legends. Made with Rho MD.