This document includes writing contest submissions from Fort Good Hope, Délı̨nę, and Norman Wells, with illustrations from students of Chief T’Selehye and Colville Lake schools. The contest was lead by principal of Chief T’Selehye school, Gayle Strikes With a Gun. Editor Deborah Simmons, Design and Layout Robert Kersahw, Community Liaison Alfred Masuzumi.

Stories include:

Gabriel Tobac. Living in Fort Good Hope, NT. (FGH – English_
Lorraine Garedeboid. How I Live. (FGH – English)
Tahti Bayha. Mystory. (Délı̨nę, FGH)

…and many more from all school grades, in English, about the experiences authors have had in their homes and on the land. A few students also wrote scary stories for the contest, about hauntings and ghosts. There are also many stories and poems from adults about Dene legends, old stories, and experiences that taught them lessons.

Some stories that include Dene language are:

Dominique Tobac, Elder, Fort Good Hope. Translated and transcribed by Alfred Masuzumi. Syllabic Text: Famine. (About a family surviving famine)
Georgina Tobac. Syllabic Text, translated and transcribed by Addy Tobac. The Human Spirit. (About the importance of traditional teaching)

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“Sahtú Godé Dáhk’é, Place of Storıes.” Special Writing Contest Edition. Supplement to Mackenzie Valley Viewer, Fort Good Hope, 2001.