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Yamoria the Lawmaker : stories of the Dene
- Title
- Yamoria the Lawmaker : stories of the Dene / George Blondin.
- Author
- Blondin, George, 1922-2008
- Publication
- Edmonton : NeWest Press, ©1997.
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Details
- Description
- xii, 239 pages : illustrations; 23 cm
- Summary
- Dene Elder George Blondin creates a spiritual guidebook that weaves together oral stories with the recounting of how the Northern Canadian Dene came to depend on the European fur traders. The result is a magical journey for readers of any heritage.
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- Folklore.
- History.
- Contents
- Ch. 1. Everyday use of medicine -- ch. 2. History of the Dene -- ch. 3. Medicine power -- ch. 4. Yamoria's great Dene medicine laws -- ch. 5. Great medicine people -- ch. 6. Survival and medicine power -- ch. 7. Medicine and tribal conflict -- ch. 8. Healing and medicine power -- ch. 9. Living on the land with animals -- ch. 10. Helping each other -- ch. 11. Memories of a past time -- ch. 12. Into the future -- Biographies.
- ISBN
- 1896300200
- 9781896300207
- LCCN
- 98151429
- OCLC
- ocm37371888
- 37371888
- SCSB-693794
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library