Full Description
Our Whole Gwich'in Way of Life Has Changed / Gwich'in K'yuu Gwiidandài' Tthak Ejuk Gòonlih is an invaluable compilation of historical and cultural information based on a project originally conceived by the Gwich'in Social and Cultural Institute to document the biographies of the oldest Gwich'in Elders in the Gwich'in Settlement Region. Through their own stories, twenty-three Gwich'in Elders from the Northwest Territories communities of Fort McPherson, Tsiigehtshik, Inuvik, and Aklavik share their joy of living and travelling on the land. Their distinctive voices speak to their values, world views, and knowledge, while McCartney assists by providing context and background on the lives of the narrators and their communities. Scholars, students, and all those interested in Canadian/Northern history, anthropology, Indigenous Studies, oral history, or cultural geography will benefit from this critical resource. Foreword by Grand Deputy Chief Jordan Peterson.
Elders Who Contributed Their Stories: Antoine (Tony) Andre, Caroline Andre, Hyacinthe Andre, Annie Benoit, Pierre Benoit, Sarah Bonnetplume, Marka Bullock, Lydia Alexie Elias, Mary Martha Firth, Sarah Ann Gardlund, Elizabeth Greenland, Violet Therese Jerome, Peter Kay Sr., Mary Rose Kendi, Ruby Anne McLeod, Catherine Martha Mitchell, Eunice Mitchell, Joan Ross Nazon, Annie Moses Norbert, Alfred Semple, Sarah Simon, Ellen Catherine Vittrekwa, Jim Julius Vittrekwa
Contents
Foreword
Acknowledgements
Introduction
1 | Sarah (Stewart) Simon, cm
2 | Sarah (Mitchell) Bonnetplume
3 | Hyacinthe Andre
4 | Annie (Koe) Benoit
5 | Joan (Husky) Ross Nazon
6 | Violet Therese (Cardinal) Jerome
7 | Mary Rose (Koe) Kendi
8 | Sarah Ann (Firth) Gardlund
9 | Peter Kay Sr.
10 | Catherine Martha (Stewart) Mitchell
11 | Lydia (Vittrekwa Vaneltsi Neyando) Alexie Elias
12 | Elizabeth (Bonnetplume) Greenland
13 | Ellen Catherine (Wilson) Vittrekwa
14 | Eunice (Gà'ahdoh) Mitchell
15 | Alfred Semple
16 | Annie (Niditchie) Moses Norbert
17 | Pierre Benoit
18 | Jim Julius Vittrekwa
19 | Antoine (Tony) Andre
20 | Marka (Andre) Bullock
21 | Mary Martha (Robert) Firth
22 | Ruby Anne (Stewart) McLeod
23 | Caroline (Kendo) Andre
24 | Marie Therese Remy-Sawyer
25 | Listen to What I'm Saying
Appendix: Transcribing and (Re)Constructing the Elders' Stories
Further Reading
Endnotes
Index"
