Cover
Contents
Foreword—Homage to a Hunter
A Note About Names
Acknowledgements
Maps
Introduction—The Îyiyiu
Power and Survival
The Winds
Spirit Masters
Communications
A Cautionary Tale
Power and Protection
Whitemen, Bogeymen and War Bosses
First Contact with Europeans
KÂCHÎMÂHÎCHÂSIUCH
PWÂTICH
Hostilities Between the Îyiyiu and Inuit
The Last of the Inuit Raids at Little Whale River
Relations Improve
The Life and Times of Kâ Mitâwit and Kâwîpâschikâtâshit
KÂ MITÂWIT
Whaling
KÂWÎPÂSCHIKÂTÂSHIT
Swept Away
Mistwâhtin
The Early Christian Church in James Bay
“How Religion Came to the Îyiyiu”
Abuse of Power
In Defense of Power
In Defense of Spirit Helpers
Bears
At Whapmagoostui
From Hunters to Fishers
Devastating Decline in the Caribou Population
Fishing for a Living
Revillon Freres Trading Company
World War I
Fort MacKenzie—NÛHCHIMÎU-WÂSKÂHÎKIN
The Roaring Twenties
The Great Depression
In Memoriam
Sickness
Starvation
Different Explanations
The Kindness of Others
Saying Goodbye
“Making Things Right”
"We Don't Trap Anymore"
Taking Charge
Glossary
Primary Sources
Secondary Sources