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9780873516167

The Old Way North: Following the Oberholtzer-Magee Expedition

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    9780873516167

  • ISBN10:

    0873516168

  • Edition: 1st
  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2008-06-15
  • Publisher: Borealis Books
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Summary

In the spring of 1912, Ojibwe guide Billy Magee received a letter from future conservationist Ernest Oberholtzer asking Magee to accompany him on a journey. Soon after, the two headed into the Canadian Barren Lands of upper Manitoba for a five-month canoe trip that would lead them to unmapped territory and test both their endurance and their friendship. Tracing the route of the Oberholtzer-Magee expedition,The Old Way Northtransports readers through the history of this perilous wilderness and introduces them to the mapmakers, fur traders and trappers, missionaries, and native peoples who relied on this corridor for trade and travel. Through journals, historical records, personal interviews with Cree, Dene, and Inuit, and the account of a present-day canoeist, wilderness and conservation writer David Pelly reconstructs the many tales hidden in this land. David Pellyhas been traveling, living, and learning in the Arctic since the late 1970s. He is the author of several articles and books on wilderness expeditions and conservation.

Table of Contents

Prefacep. ix
Acknowledgmentsp. xv
Looking Northp. 3
The Journey Beginsp. 15
At the Frontierp. 41
Memoriesp. 69
Into the Beyondp. 83
Downstream at Lastp. 97
Dene Reflectionsp. 115
Trappers' Countryp. 123
Nu-thel-tin-tua, Qikiqtariaktukp. 133
Run to the Seap. 147
Arviatp. 159
Heading Southp. 169
The Outsidep. 179
Envoip. 187
Selected Bibliographyp. 189
Indexp. 191
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