Opimotewina wina kapagamawat Witigowa / Journeys of The One to Strike the Wetigo (FNCR 2023)

SKU: 9780889779044

Author:
Ken Carriere
Grade Levels:
Adult Education
Nation:
Swampy Cree
Book Type:
Paperback
Pages:
328
Publisher:
University of Regina Press
Copyright Date:
2022

Price:
Sale price$24.95

Description

Depicting a certain Indigenous lifestyle that existed in Northern Saskatchewan way past the Fur Trade era, Ken Carriere shares his first-hand account of experiences as a young boy helping his father with muskrat trapping, commercial fishing, and guiding hunters in the upstream region of the Saskatchewan River Delta.

Opimotewina wina kapagamawat Witigowa / Journeys of The One to Strike the Wetigo contains interviews with Elders, stories, personal photographs, and poetry, along with some original Swampy Cree translations.

Creating a vivid portrait of what it was like to live off the land in the past, Carriere also reveals how commercial fishing and hunting, hydro-electric dams, and other Western endeavours have impacted the livelihoods of so many Northern communities.

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