Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents iv
3. Preface vi
4. Introduction x
5. The Sahtu Dene x
6. Telling My Dad’s Story xi
7. Story and Dene Philosophy xii
8. I Sacred and Traditional Stories
9. The Man Who Lived with a Giant 1
10. Bone Grease from the Sky: How the Animals Became Fat 9
11. Doo-roo-tseh, the Medicine Man 13
12. Kidnapped Woman Escapes 17
13. A Man and His Mother Turn to Cannibalism 27
14. Ia’eh, the Evil Strong Medicine Man 31
15. Tł’o-k’áe-tee, the Medicine Man 37
16. Yamorehya, the One Who Walked the World 41
17. Yamogah and Ayonia 59
18. II Oral Histories from the Life of Johnny Neyelle
19. Life with My Parents, Jacque Neyelle and Marie Kotoyeneh 69
20. Trapping with My Father 81
21. Jacque Neyelle’s Story 89
22. Trip to Mackenzie Mountain 95
23. The Dream, 1940s 101
24. Advice from My Parents 105
25. The Hunt to Whiskeyjack Point 111
26. Tragedies of the Past 115
27. Epilogue: Goodbye to Johnny 117
28. Afterword: The Editing Process 121
29. Genealogy of the Extended Neyelle Family 125
30. Glossary of North Slavey Words 137
31. About the Author 141