Burnt snow : my years, living & working with the Dene of the Northwest Territories / Kieran Moore.
In northern Canada, there is a way of life that has been vanishing before our very eyes--and is continuing to disappear at an alarming pace. Life in the North is undergoing incredible changes, and yet the people of the North, cling onto every vestige of that old life that they can. The author, an Irish Immigrant, who for five years was partially raised by a Metis family in Winnipeg, heads North in a sole searching mission to find himself and his place in life. The reflections of his encounters with some of the leading figures of the North are quite humorous and consequential in the later development of the North. He describes the Indigenous Elders who would influence him in countless ways, and how there teachings are later, the source of northern survival in otherwise seemingly impossible situations. This book reflects the people of that time, and there lifestyle of living off the land in total independence and there incredible life-skills of survival.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780888393098 (pbk.)
- Physical Description: vii, 260 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm
- Publisher: Surrey, B.C. : Hancock House, [2020]
- Copyright: ©2020
Content descriptions
Formatted Contents Note: | Heading to the Northwest Territories -- Tom Dornbross -- Working at the gold mine -- Founding of Rae Lakes: Gamèti -- My first days in Rae Lakes -- Life in Rae Lakes -- Rae Lakes: memorable individuals -- Hislop Lake: K'Eàgotì -- Put to the test -- Jimmy Lacorde: teacher -- Jimmy Lacorde: survivor -- The ice storm -- Camping on the hunt -- Legends of Edzo -- The Changeling -- Hunting in the Barrenlands -- A gifted story -- The joker: Dzèhkw'ii -- Nàhga: the bushman -- Handball game: Gohzìi -- Cambridge Bay -- Rae Lakes Community Hall -- Rae Lakes Airport -- Hottah Lake Yqhtsik'e -- What happened to Bear Lake Alexie? -- Fort Franklin: Deline -- Charlie Neyelle -- Don't burn the snow -- Fort Franklin to Rae Lakes -- A community hunt and a dog called Jesus -- Making connections -- Steel Space Industries -- If Ravens could talk -- Bear Lake Alexie comes to Hay River -- Chief Dan's dilemma -- Buffalo River -- Hay River Reserve's dream bus -- Raft race -- The inquisitive one -- Hay River to Fort Simpson -- Fort Simpson and Hay River in 1977 -- The Horn Plateau Experience -- Akaitcho -- My mother saved my life -- Black duck camp: whò̜sìiwekò̜ò̜ -- Traditional marriage -- Dog island -- The emergence of a strong leader -- Brother Gosselin -- Joseph Rabesca: K'aadee Susie -- New beginning. |
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Genre: | Autobiographies. |
Topic Heading: | First Nations. Indigenous. |
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
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The Pas Campus Library | E 99 .C59 M66 2020 (Text) | 58500000743328 | Stacks | Volume hold | Available | - |
Thompson Campus Library | E 99 .C59 M66 2020 (Text) | 58500000749275 | Stacks | Volume hold | Available | - |