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Home > Find > Caribou hunter : a song of a vanished Innu life

Caribou hunter : a song of a vanished Innu life
Source Record

2006
Book
Creators
Mestokosho, Mathieu.
Contributors
Bouchard, Serge ; Irving, Joan
Description
“In this moving memoir told to anthropologist Serge Bouchard, Innu hunter Mathieu Mestokosho reveals a world that existed between 1890 and 1960, a culture of native trapper-hunters in a vast, hostile environment. He recalls his childhood, describes the long, difficult journeys he undertook as he and other hunters traveled the taiga in search of caribou, and explains how they were able to conserve their physical strength and keep moving "to the rhythm of the heart and drum."”--Amazon.
Language
English; French; English; French

More Information

ISBN
9781553651574; 155365157X
Statement of Responsibility
[as told to and edited by] Serge Bouchard ; translated by Joan Irving.
Publication Information
Vancouver : Greystone Books
Physical Description
183 p. : ill., map ; 22 cm.
Notes
Translation of: Récits de Mathieu Mestokosho, chasseur innu.
Translation of: Récits de Mathieu Mestokosho, chasseur innu.
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