From the acknowledgments: “Albertine Ayha and Sean Lynch provided support and assistance in Deline. Thanks again to Robert Kershaw for doing layout. Thanks also to Alfred Masuzumi for helping to gather the stories, and for donating his illustrations. Alfred has recently returned to Fort Good Hope after living for two years in Deline with his late wife Sarah, who was born in that community.”

This edition includes many stories from/about Délı̨nę, discussing its origins, the founding of Saoyúé-Ɂehdacho park and a series of stories recorded and transcribed there by John Tetso, and National Historic Site designation. One story was told by George Kodakin, who passed away in 1992, but his daughter Irene Betsidea gave permission for a reprint.

Stories include:

George Kodakin. How Gorabe Came About.
Peter Baton. How Saoyúé Got ıts Name.
Where the Water Flows (a history of Délı̨nę, no author)
Sahtú and the Atomic Bomb (based on Village of Widows, 1999)
Chief Richard Kochon, translated and transcribed by Rose McNeely. Letter—Barrenlands Hunt September.
Dora Gully (syllabic text, the late author from Déline wrote for Dene Nation in 1984)

This edition notes that elders have requested syllabic texts, since they often cannot read and write in Sahtú Roman Orthography.

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“Sahtú Godé Dáhk’é, Place of Storıes.” Supplement to Mackenzie Valley Viewer, Fort Good Hope, November 2000