The Legend of the Caribou Boy
by George & John Blondin, Ray McSwain, & Mary Rose Sundberg
Description:
Publisher description (Theytus Books):
Maintaining the Dene storytelling tradition of passing along the teachings to their children, John Blondin relayed the story of The Legend of the Caribou Boy as he heard it from his father, George Blondin a respected Elder and storyteller. Now written down in dual language the legend is passed on to you. Discover one small part of Dene history and the lessons that have been passed on for generations.
A young boy is having trouble sleeping at night. he is being called to fulfill his destiny, a destiny which lives on today in the traditions and culture of the Dene people and their relationship to the caribou and the land on which they live.
The multimedia CD included allows readers to hear and see the Dogrib legend in Dogrib and English on a Mac or PC computer or insert it into a CD player to listen to the story in either language.
Author and Illustrator biographies (Theytus Books):
A respected Elder and storyteller, George Blondin maintains the storytelling traditions of the Dene people. He is the author of several books where he depicts the tales of medicine heroes, hunters and healers who have forged Dene history. George currently resides in Behchoko, NWT where he continues to share and write the stories of the Dene people.
Raised in Behchoko, the largest Dene community in the Northwest Territories, Ray McSwain spent his life surrounded by the same natural, scenic beauty that has inspired many Northern Aboriginal people to become artists. The Legend of the Caribou Boy is Ray's first book.
Resource format: Picturebook
Age recommendation: Kindgarten to Grade 5
Keywords: travel, dream, grandfather, relations, sleep, nomadic, drumming, spirit, tracking, shoe prints, caribou, concern, love, transform, sing, song, destiny, tradition, culture, Dogrib story, Dogrib language, language revitalization, Dene, First Nations, family support, community, storytelling, change, pronunication guide, Sahtu Region
Year of publication: 2009
Publisher information: Theytus Books
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