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Physical description:
122 p. : ill., map ; 28 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
Northwest Territories
Date:
1986
C1986
Contents:
Fur trade in the Northwest Territories. -- Making snowshoes. -- Making waterproof kamiks. -- Making a spruce bark canoe. -- Simple ways to prepare and eat country food. -- Troubleshooting snowmobiles and other tips. -- Trap sets. -- Notes on humane trapping
Summary:
A series of articles describing the life of natives in the Northwest Territories. Includes sections on making kamiks, canoes and snowshoes, the influence of the fur trade, trapping. Produced to give the native viewpoint to the anti-trapping movement. Also includes brief biographies of 9 native people.