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