She encounters racism and ridicule

Bkejwanong means “where the waters part

“Our people are very lucky to be here

While a number of the plants discussed are native only to the Great Lakes region

Local foods have garnered much attention in recent years

Hunter with Harpoon buffalo She encounters racism and ridiculePublished fifty years ago under the title Harpoon of the Hunter, Markoosie Patsauq's novel helped establish the genre of Indigenous fiction in Canada. This new English translation unfolds the story of Kamik, a young hero who comes to manhood while on a perilous hunt for a wounded polar bear. In this astonishing tale of a people struggling for survival in a brutal environment, Patsauq describes a life in the Canadian Arctic as one that is reliant on