Sahtú Godé Dáhk’é, Place of Storıes
This edition focuses on Caribou, with submissions largely from Fort Good Hope and Délı̨nę, and stories from all ages (including a designated section for youth contributions). Editor Deborah Simmons, Design and Layout Robert Kershaw, Community Liaison Afred Masuzumi. Submissions include:
Adele Adgi, Oral Narrative. (About seasonal hunting and traveling)
Pauline Lacou, Oral Narrative, Fort Good Hope. (About uses of moose and caribou hide)
William Sewi, Délı̨nę Elder (Recorded, translated, and transcribed by Alfred Masuzumi) Éfę́ Deyúe Ɂehdaralǝ, When Carıbou Changes ıts Clothes and Éfę́ Gulı́, The Fate of Carıbou.
There is also a note about a source of at least some of the oral histories. The Committee for Original People’s Entitlement (COPE) Oral Narratives Collection has recordings mostly taken from the 1960s and 1970s, in cooperation with CBC in Inuvik.
Further contents include some traditional ways to cook Caribou and some information about what nutrition you can get from different types of the animal. This is followed by the youth pages, wherein students’ stories, poems, and illustrations about Caribou bring the document to a close.
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“Sahtú Godé Dáhk’é, Place of Storıes.” Theme, Caribou, Edıe, ɂekwę́, Éfę́. Supplement to Mackenzie Valley Viewer, Fort Good Hope, 2001.
Additional Info
- Publication Type: Newsletter/Magazine
- In Publication: Mackenzie Valley Viewer
- Place Published: Fort Good Hope
- Keywords: History
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