An Indigenous oral history collection featuring traditional Dene stories and personal stories from a Dene elder.Our parents always taught us well. They told us to look on the good side of life and to...
An Indigenous oral history collection featuring traditional Dene stories and personal stories from a Dene elder.Our parents always taught us well. They told us to look on the good side of life and to...
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An Indigenous oral history collection featuring traditional Dene stories and personal stories from a Dene elder. Our parents always taught us well. They told us to look on the good side of life and to accept what has to happen. The Man Who Lived with a Giant is a collection of traditional and personal stories told by Johnny Neyelle, a Dene Elder from Déline, Northwest Territories. Johnny used storytelling to teach Dene youth and others to understand and celebrate Dene traditions and knowledge. Johnny's voice makes his stories accessible to readers young and old, and his wisdom reinforces the right way to live: in harmony with people and places. Storytelling forms the core of Dene knowledge-keeping, making this a vital book for Dene people of today and tomorrow, researchers working with Indigenous cultures and oral histories, and all those dedicated to preserving Elders' stories. "An invaluable road map, a gift from Johnny Neyelle that will help guide the people of Denedeh and everyone else to a positive life." —Deborah Shatz, Alberta Native News "I am in awe of what you are holding and witnessing with The Man Who Lived with a Giant. Reminiscent of George Blondin's When the World was New and Trail of the Spirit, this book is not only a treasure for the people of Denendeh, it is a garden of renewal for the world to learn from." —Richard Van Camp, Writer "Johnny's traditional and life stories are nothing short of exquisite, offering an important window into Dene traditions and history. What a find!"—Ruth DyckFehderau, Writer, The Sweet Bloods of Eeyou Istchee: Stories of Diabetes and the James Bay Cree
About the Author-
Alana Fletcher received the Governor General's Academic Gold Medal for her doctoral work on the community of Déline, which she completed at Queen's University.
Table of Contents-
vii Preface
xi Introduction
xi The Sahtu Dene
xii Telling My Dad's Story Morris Neyelle
xiii Story and Dene Philosophy Johnny Neyelle
I SacredandTraditionalStories
3 The Man Who Lived with a Giant
9 Bone Grease from the Sky: How the Animals Became Fat 13 Doo-roo-tseh, the Medicine Man
17 Kidnapped Woman Escapes
27 A Man and His Mother Turn to Cannibalism
31 Ia'eh, the Evil Strong Medicine Man
37 Tł'o-k'áe-tee, the Medicine Man
41 Yamorehya, the One Who Walked the World 59 Yamogah and Ayonia II OralHistoriesfromtheLifeofJohnnyNeyelle
69 Life with My Parents, Jacque Neyelle and Marie Kotoyeneh 81 Trapping with My Father
89 Jacque Neyelle's Story
95 A Trip to Mackenzie Mountain
101 The Dream, 1940s
105 Advice from My Parents
111 The Hunt to Whiskeyjack Point 115 Tragedies of the Past
117 Epilogue: Goodbye to Johnny Morris Neyelle 121 Afterword: The Editing Process
125 Genealogy of the Extended Neyelle Family
137 Glossary of North Slavey Words
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