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A first-hand account of a Swampy Cree boyâs experiences growing up in the Saskatchewan River Delta, one of the worldâs largest inland deltas and one of North Americaâs most important ecosystems.  Depicting an 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 trapping, fishing, and hunting in the Saskatchewan River Delta.  OpimÅtÄwina wÄ«na kapagamawÄt WÄ«tigÅwa / 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, Carriere also reveals how hydro-electric dams and other Western endeavours have impacted the livelihoods of so many Northern communities. |
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