
Idaa Trail
Wendy Stephenson(Author)
Groundwood Books (Publisher)
Published on 1. June 2005
Book
Hardback
64 pages
978-0-88899-576-6 (ISBN)
Description
Etseh and Etsi traveled the Idaa Trail when they were children and as they paddle north with their grandchildren, they pass along their knowledge of special sites along the way -- the history behind an abandoned village, the legend of the wolverine and its babies at the Sliding Hill, the story of a mysterious gravesite. They also explain how their people survived in the old days - building birch bark canoes, fishing with willow lines and muskrat-tooth hooks, and ambushing herds of caribou.
This remarkable work documents the past and present of one of the most intact tribal cultures of North America. The land, and how people have survived both with it and against it, is one of the great subjects that preoccupy the First Peoples. The loss of contact with that land is one of the great tragedies wrought by the residential schools system. This book, which aims to reconnect children with their ancient relationship to that land, is moving, empowering and instructive for us all.
The information about the sites encountered along the Idaa Trail is based on ten years of research by archeologist Tom Andrews and several Dogrib elders. The book will also be printed in Dogrib.
This remarkable work documents the past and present of one of the most intact tribal cultures of North America. The land, and how people have survived both with it and against it, is one of the great subjects that preoccupy the First Peoples. The loss of contact with that land is one of the great tragedies wrought by the residential schools system. This book, which aims to reconnect children with their ancient relationship to that land, is moving, empowering and instructive for us all.
The information about the sites encountered along the Idaa Trail is based on ten years of research by archeologist Tom Andrews and several Dogrib elders. The book will also be printed in Dogrib.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Canada
Target group
Children/juvenile
US School Grade: From Preschool to Kindergarten, Interest Age: From 7 to 10 years
Product notice
Picture book
sewn/stitched
Paper over boards
With dust jacket
Illustrations
Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 243 mm
Width: 180 mm
Thickness: 11 mm
Weight
376 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-88899-576-6 (9780888995766)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Wendy Stephenson is Curator of Education at the Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories.