Opimotewina wina kapagamawat Witigowa / Journeys of The One to Strike the Wetigo

Ken Carriere (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

328 Seiten

2022
University of Regina Press (Verlag)
978-0-88977-904-4 (ISBN)

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A first-hand account of a Swampy Cree boy's experiences hunting and trapping in the upstream region of the Saskatchewan River Delta. 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. Opimōtēwina wīna kapagamawāt Wītigōwa / 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.

A retired educator, geologist, trapper, commercial fisher, and tourist guide, Ken Carriere is a fluent speaker of the Swampy Cree dialect and a member of the Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation in northeastern Saskatchewan. He currently resides in the northern Saskatchewan village of Air Ronge.

Acknowledgements
A Note on the Swampy Cree Used in This Book
Maps

Introduction

PART 1: ON THE LAND AND IN THE SKY

Of Wetigos and War
No Fear, Stay Calm
Cheechiganihk and the Big Bend
Muskrats at Salt Lake
Cut Beaver Lake
Mossy River Camp
Do You Feel the Spirit of a Moose?
Little Cumberland
Waterfowl Hunting in the Early 1960s
The South End of Egg Lake
On the Sacred Grassberry
The Revered Moose
Lambair to Get Well, Go Home on “Bombadeer”
My Father’s Knowledge of the Southern Plains
1979
Homage to Lena Stewart
Uncle Roger’s Legacy
Where Prayers Are Called Upon

PART 2: DROP BY, DON’T BE A STRANGER

Glen Dubinak Interview
Margaret Schweitzer Interview
Franklin Cotter Carriere Interview
John Victor Carriere Interview
Marie Louise McKenzie Interview
Elise Sayese Interview

Appendix: A Guide to Swampy Cree Pronunciation
Suggested Reading

Erscheinungsdatum	05.10.2022
Verlagsort	Regina
Sprache	Cree; englisch
Maße	127 x 204 mm
Gewicht	320 g
Themenwelt	Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Ethnologie ► Völkerkunde (Naturvölker)
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
ISBN-10	0-88977-904-X / 088977904X
ISBN-13	978-0-88977-904-4 / 9780889779044
Zustand	Neuware