1. A Quintessential Canadian Story

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. indians vii
3. CONTENTS ix
4. MAPS xi
5. 1. A Quintessential Canadian Story 1
6. PART 1 LAST KNOWN POSITION
7. 2. Circling 15
8. 3. Recovery 20
9. 4. Not Just Another Indian 25
10. 5. The Enigma of Abbie Halkett 39
11. 6. Precambria 48
12. 7. The Drop-Off 58
13. 8. The Search 63
14. 9. Misgivings 74
15. 10. Finding Truth in Stories 86
16. PART 2 PARALLEL SWEEP
17. 11. Uncle Frank’s Theory 95
18. 12. Personss of Interest 106
19. 13. The Flying Preacher 113
20. 14. Americans 123
21. 15. Zombies in Toronto 127
22. 16. The Capitalist 133
23. 17. The Boss 138
24. 18. Tough Old Northerners 142
25. 19. La Ronge, Late Summer 150
26. 20. The Guide 157
27. 21. River Ice 166
28. PART 3 DEAD RECKONING
29. 22. In Plain Sight 175
30. 23. Jigging for Trout 180
31. 24. Dreams 188
32. 25. The Friend 195
33. 26. The Big Find 209
34. 27. A Tip-Off 214
35. 28. “My Answer Is No” 220
36. 29. Omens 223
37. 30. “A Lot of Water out There” 226
38. 31. Anomaly 237
39. 32. Road to Saskatoon 243
40. 33. Reckoning 248
41. 34. Focusing 254
42. PART 4 STEADY GREEN
43. 35. Pâstâhowin: As Far as You Can Go 259
44. Acknowledgements 273
45. Notes 279
46. References 295
47. Index 301
48. ABOUT THE AUTHORS 313