The Falcon

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The Falcon: The Narrative of the Captivity of John Tanner is the memoir and autobiography of John Tanner (1780-1846?), who wrote the original work in 1830. His life growing up in K entucky changed forever when he was captured by the Shawnee along the Ohio River in 1789. He was later adopted by the Ojibwe and went on to become a fully adopted member holding the name, Shaw-Shaw-Wa Be-Na-Se (Falcon). His account of his life among the Ojibwe recounts the cultural lifestyle including hunting, family life, Indian-white relations, food, views on war and murder, even attitudes toward sexual orientation. He raised a family and even sought out his birth family but remained with his Ojibwe family in Michigan. Ojibwe novelist Louise Erdrich provides the foreword. Show more