The Dene Elders Project : Stories And History From The Westside

Card covers, 118 pages, 8.5x11 in, [21.5x28 cm], B&W illustrations and photographs.

Covers lightly rubbed.

Lynda Holland writes in the Introduction "The Dene elders Project has its origins in 1977 when Lois Dalby from Saskatchewan Education in La Ronge hired Larry Hewitt to gather information about the life, stories and legends of the Dene of Saskatchewan. ... Larry spent two and a half years interviewing Dene Elders throughout northern Saskatchewan. The result was 22 audiocassette tapes. The majority of these tapes are in a combination of English and Dene. ... The intent of the project was to use the information to produce educational material for northern schools. Unfortunately, at the time, a lack of funds and personnel caused the project to be abandoned and for 22 years the materials sat in boxes. In 1999 the tapes were located and a three-phase project was begun. ..." The result -the present volume - "The Dene Elders Project" - gathers interviews conducted in Turnor Lake, Dillon, and La Loche.

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