Little Red Bird of La Pointe Author:Paul Morabito Little Red Bird of La Pointe is a work of fiction full of love, sadness, happiness, and adventure. The story takes place in the year 1641, before America was full of settlers and there were a great many Indians living on the land. The earth was a magnificent place to live where the rivers ran clear and clean. There was an abundance of food to ... more »be found off the land. La Pointe is a place in Wisconsin where the Chippewa Tribe once thrived. They called themselves ‘Anishinabe,’ which means ‘First Man,’ and were believed to be one of the bravest tribes of the Algonquian Stock. Little Red Bird is the name especially given to a unique baby boy taken in by the tribe. However, Little Red Bird ends up touching the hearts of many in his tribe.« less