I dreamed the animals : Kaniuekutat : the life of an Innu hunter / Georg Henriksen.

Author/creator Kaneuketat
Other author Henriksen, Georg.
Format Book
Publication InfoNew York : Berghahn Books, 2009.
Description336 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Subjects
Kaneuketat, -1994.
Naskapi Indians--Biography.
Naskapi Indians--Hunting.
Naskapi Indians--Social life and customs.
Caribou hunting--Newfoundland and Labrador.
Newfoundland and Labrador--Social life and customs.

Contents Introduction -- The day I became a hunter -- Kauitatikumat : the boy who married a caribou -- Gifts from the animal spirits -- The shaking tent, Mishtapeu and the shaman -- The power of myths -- The elders always found a way to find animals -- Atshen and the shaman -- The myth of Aiasheu -- To travel alone is dangerous -- The myth of Mehutshu -- Meminiteu and Atshen -- I dreamed the animals -- Impact with no return -- Atsheniss and the shaman -- Kuekuatsheu made the world -- Only priests and God keep records -- Tshiushuass -- Innu-white relations : from mutual respect to mistrust -- Alcohol didn't solve my problems -- I wanted to die -- Some anthropological reflections.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [319]-322) and index.
LCCN 2008030295
ISBN9781845454890 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN1845454898 (hardcover : alk. paper)

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Joyner General Stacks E 99.N18 K35 2008 ✔ Available Place Hold