The Literary Voyager, also known as The Muzzeniegun (Ojibwe for ‘book', also spelled Muzzinyegun[1]) was a manuscript magazine produced by Henry Rowe Schoolcraft between December 1826 and April 1827, for a total of 16 issues.
It is recognized as the first magazine published in Michigan, as well as the first periodical pertaining to Native American culture and mythology.
[6] Another significant source of information was Jane Schoolcraft's family, who immersed him in Ojibwe culture and assisted in his learning of the language.
[5][4] Schoolcraft included Ojibwe folklore and history, as well as biographies of prominent tribe members and essays attempting to ascertain the "character of the Indian mind" and catalog the differences between Native American and Western culture.
the shower's past, The garden walks are drying fast, The Sun's bright beams are seen again,
[4]'Leelinau', meanwhile, explored Ojibwe traditions and culture more in depth, such as in the folktale 'Moowis', in which a man scorned by his love interest builds a homunculus out of dirt and human feces and brings it to life in order to trick the woman into falling in love with it.