hunting

"In this memoir of motherhood, love, and resilience, a woman and her toddler son follow the grey whale migration from Mexico to northernmost Alaska. In this striking blend of nature writing, whale science, and memoir, Doreen Cunningham interweaves two stories: tracking the extraordinary northward migration of the grey whales with a mischievous toddler in tow and living with an Inupiaq family in Alaska seven years earlier. Throughout the journey she explores the stories of the whales and their young calves-their history, their habits, and their attempts to survive the changes humans have brought to the ocean. Cunningham's voice is powerful: sharp, profound, sensitive, and unflinching. A story of courage and resilience, Soundings is about the migrating whales and all we can learn from them as they mother, adapt, and endure, their lives interrupted and threatened by global warming. It is also a riveting journey onto the Arctic Sea ice and into the changing world of Indigenous whale hunters, where Doreen becomes immersed in the ancient values of the I?upiaq whale hunt and falls in love. For this is Doreen's story, too-a fierce, feminist tale, touching on her childhood and her time living in a Women's Refuge with her baby, becoming a mother, just like the whales. Lyrical, brave, and fearlessly honest, Soundings is an unforgettable journey"--Provided by publisher.

Examines the importance of the buffalo in the lore and day-to-day life of the Indian tribes of the Great Plains and describes hunting methods and the uses found for each part of the animal that could not be eaten.

Describes how the hunting practices of Native Americans differed throughout North and South America, and looks at the weapons they used, the types of animals they hunted, and rituals they performed before hunting.

Angelique is excited to participate with the grownups of her Metis family for the annual buffalo hunt on the praries but realizes just how much responsibility is involved when she wanders off finding herself in the middle of a stampede.

Explores Native American peoples' hunting, fishing, gathering, and farming practices, which helped sustain early European colonists and continue to play a role in feeding the world's population today.

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.