The man who lived with a giant : stories from Johnny Neyelle, Dene Elder / Alana Fletcher & Morris Neyelle, editors.

By:

Neyelle, Johnny [author.]

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Material type: Text

TextPublisher: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada : Polynya Press, an imprint of University of Alberta Press, [2019]Edition: First editionDescription: xv, 139 pages : illustrations ; 23 cmContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

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volume

ISBN:

9781772124088

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LOC classification:

E99.C59 N49 2019

Available additional physical forms:

Issued also in electronic format.

Summary: "The Man Who Lived with a Giant presents traditional and personal stories told by Johnny Neyelle, a respected Dene storyteller and Elder from Déline, Northwest Territories. Johnny Neyelle used storytelling to teach Dene youth and others to understand and celebrate Dene traditions and identities. Johnny's entertaining voice makes his stories accessible to readers young and old, and his wisdom reinforces the right way to live: in harmony with people and places. Storytelling forms the core of Dene knowledge-keeping. A volume dedicated to making Dene culture strong, The Man Who Lived with a Giant is a vital book for Dene readers, researchers working with Indigenous cultures and oral histories, and scholars preserving Elders' stories. Even more, it is a book for the Dene people of today and tomorrow."-- Provided by publisher.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Notes	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
BOOK	Meaford Public Library Non-Fiction	Non-fiction	398 .2089 Neyel (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	Indigenous		21429

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"The Man Who Lived with a Giant presents traditional and personal stories told by Johnny Neyelle, a respected Dene storyteller and Elder from Déline, Northwest Territories. Johnny Neyelle used storytelling to teach Dene youth and others to understand and celebrate Dene traditions and identities. Johnny's entertaining voice makes his stories accessible to readers young and old, and his wisdom reinforces the right way to live: in harmony with people and places. Storytelling forms the core of Dene knowledge-keeping. A volume dedicated to making Dene culture strong, The Man Who Lived with a Giant is a vital book for Dene readers, researchers working with Indigenous cultures and oral histories, and scholars preserving Elders' stories. Even more, it is a book for the Dene people of today and tomorrow."-- Provided by publisher.

Issued also in electronic format.

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