Illustrations and text written in English and the Dogrib language of the native peoples of Canada's Northwest Territories that tells the story of a young boy's dream and return to his caribou life. Includes CD.
The author shares his encounter with a grizzly bear during a canoe trip in the Canadian tundra, exploring his journey surviving the days with his friends tending to his wounds and the resilience to reach the nearest town a thousand miles north of the US-Canadian border.
The author, a Chipewyan Dene, describes his efforts to protect the caribou native to his homeland in the Northwest Territories, discusses how he helps scientists monitor the health and migration of the caribou, and shares creation stories that tell how his people are decedents of the caribou.
A Canadian ranger, who also hunts, traps, and runs a business, describes her work, the traditions of the Gwich'in Indians, and the land on which she lives.
Presents a comic-strip biography of Louis Riel, a nineteenth-century Metis leader whose efforts to win rights for his people led to violent rebellion on the Canadian frontier in 1885, and his being sentenced to death for treason.
Presents a memoir in which Farley Mowat recalls his experiences as a member of a scientific expedition to the northern Manitoba in 1947 where he joined young trapper Charles Schweder in trying to provide assistance to Eskimos struggling with small pox and famine.
