Bibliograph

The last speaker of bear, my encounters in the north, Lawrence Millman

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The last speaker of bear, my encounters in the north, Lawrence Millman

Language

eng

resource.biographical

contains biographical information

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no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The last speaker of bear

Oclc number

1338166043

Responsibility statement

Lawrence Millman

Sub title

my encounters in the north

Summary

"The Last Speaker of Bear is the patchwork story of a life spent traveling in the far north from Alaska to Siberia. Lawrence Millman first visited northern Canada as a child and has spent four decades since on some thirty-five excursions in search of a deeper understanding of the historical and cultural elements that define and drive lives closely tied to the land, animals, and traditions. While much of his experience is centered in Canada-including territories from Yukon to Quebec and Newfoundland/Labrador-he includes stories from villages in Greenland, Iceland, and Norway as well. Early on, Millman developed a reverence for the wisdom of indigenous and native communities with histories spanning centuries: Inuit, Inuk, Innu, Alutig, Cree, and others. Whether dining on mushrooms, fungus, tobacco leaves, and an array of meats or delving into an arctic landscape of tundra, rugged mountains, remote islands, and mysterious oceans, he paints a picture of people often living in tenuous conditions but rooted in a faith that their worlds will provide for them. Relationships with bears, caribou, reindeer, walruses, seals, whales, and abundant avian life serve spiritual, companionship, and sustenance purposes. Traditions grounded in family and community rituals live alongside thriving and lost languages, natural medicine, and legends of survival"--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

Encounters with northern natives -- Encounters with flora, fauna, and food -- Encounters with remote places -- Encounters, miscellaneous in nature

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