Opimōtēwina wīna kapagamawāt Wītigōwa = journeys of the one to strike the Wetigo / Ken Carriere.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Carriere, Ken, 1951- author.

Language:

Cree

English

Subjects (All):

Carriere, Ken, 1951-.

Carriere, Ken.

Hunting--Saskatchewan.

Hunting.

Saskatchewan--Social life and customs.

Saskatchewan.

Genre:

Biographies.

Autobiographies.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (280 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Regina, Saskatchewan : University of Regina Press, [2022]

Language Note:

In English and Cree.

Summary:

"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."-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Frontmatter

CONTENTS

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 Fathers Knowledge of the Southern Plains

1979

Homage to Lena Stewart

Uncle Rogers Legacy

Where Prayers Are Called Upon

PART 2: DROP BY, DONT 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

About the Author

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: Carriere, Ken Opimotewina Wina Kapagamawat Witigowa / Journeys of the One to Strike the Wetigo

ISBN:

0-88977-905-8

OCLC:

1419789889