Opimotewina wina kapagamawat Witigowa / Journeys of The One to Strike the Wetigo

A retired educator, geologist, trapper, commercial fisher, and tourist guide, Ken Carriere is a fluent speaker of the Swampy Cree dialect and a member of the Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation in northeastern Saskatchewan. He currently resides in the northern Saskatchewan village of Air Ronge.

“Ken Carriere has written an admirable book…using the power of printed words to remember tradition and promote the survival of a culture confronted by forces that would destroy it.”—The Journal of Folklore Research Reviews"Wonderful, insightful stories." —Russ Mirasty, Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan"Wow! This is an excellent resource for those engaged in, or interested in, land-based education. It gives a wonderful, engaging account of living on the land in the past and, to some extent, in the present day. It's also a good resource for N-dialect speakers." —Solomon Ratt, author of The Way I Remember and Beginning Cree

• AcknowledgementsA Note on the Swampy Cree Used in This Book Maps Introduction PART 1: ON THE LAND AND IN THE SKYOf Wetigos and War No Fear, Stay Calm Cheechiganihk and the Big Bend Muskrats at Salt Lake Cut Beaver Lake Mossy River Camp Do You Feel the Spirit of a Moose? Little Cumberland Waterfowl Hunting in the Early 1960s The South End of Egg Lake On the Sacred Grassberry The Revered Moose Lambair to Get Well, Go Home on “Bombadeer” My Father’s Knowledge of the Southern Plains 1979 Homage to Lena Stewart Uncle Roger’s Legacy Where Prayers Are Called Upon PART 2: DROP BY, DON’T BE A STRANGERGlen Dubinak Interview Margaret Schweitzer Interview Franklin Cotter Carriere Interview John Victor Carriere Interview Marie Louise McKenzie Interview Elise Sayese Interview Appendix: A Guide to Swampy Cree Pronunciation Suggested Reading