Pete Enzoe

Pete Enzoe est de Lutsël K’é aux Territoires du Nord-Ouest qui se trouve dans le bras Est du Grand lac des Esclaves. C’est un chasseur, un pêcheur et un trappeur. Son rôle dans la vie est de protéger le caribou. Il passe beaucoupde temps à se désplacer sur les terres traditionnelles de son peuple. Pete aide également les scientifiques qui observent la santé et les migrations du caribou.

Dans Le caribou, nourriture de notre âme, le sixième livre de la série Notre Territoire, un livre d’histoires, Pete invite le lecteur à une chasse au caribou faite de façon respectueuse. En route, il partage des histoires Denésôliné et décrit les endroits chargés de spiritualité que sa collectivité tente de protéger, incluant Thaidené Nené, « terres de nos ancêtres ». Viens avec nous pour apprendre la riche histoire des Denésôliné et leur relation privilégiée avec le caribou.

Pete Enzoe is Chipewyan Dene from Lutsel K’e, Northwest Territories, on the East Arm of Great Slave Lake. He is a hunter, fisher, and trapper. He sees his role in life as protector of the caribou and spends much of his time “reading” the land as he travels his peoples’ traditional areas. Pete also helps scientists to monitor the herd’s health and migration. In The Caribou Feed Our Soul, the sixth book in The Land is Our Storybook series, Pete takes readers on a respectful caribou harvest. Along the way, he shares creation stories about how his people are descendants of the caribou. He also describes the spiritual areas his community is trying to protect, including Thaidene Nene, which means “land of our ancestors.” Pete’s stories help the reader to understand the rich history of the Chipewyan Dene and their relationship with the caribou today.

Educator & Series Information
This is the sixth book in the "The Land Is Our Storybook" series, which considers the diverse lands and cultures of Canada's Northwest Territories. Told in a uniquely diverse range of northern voices, with a child-centred approach, books in the series highlight each official Aboriginal language group in the NWT, revealing a richly textured picture of life in the North-on the trapline, around the campfire, in communities, at school, and within the outdoor school that is the land itself. The series celebrates the seasons, ages, genders, traditional activities, and communities of the NWT.

The stories are illustrated by the striking images of acclaimed northern photographer, Tessa Macintosh and depict the similarities in lifestyle between children of the North and South, as well as the marked cultural differences, and highlight the special relationship these First Nations people have with the land and how they are adapting to rapid change while remaining connected to the land. Images of the landscape and animals within it, of trapping, hunting, fishing, and bannock baking sit alongside pictures of children at school, swimming at recreation centres, and reading in libraries. Here is modern northern culture painted beautifully: a complex mix of the new and the old.

These wonderful books, written with a variety of provincial and territorial curricula in mind, are specially designed for the classroom and include special features such as glossaries relating details on animals biology and cultural definitions, regional and language maps. The text of the stories also have sidebars such as Our Stories, which contain the stories of the people and language group featured, and Our Words, which highlight words in the featured language that are important to the story.

Recommended Grade Level: 2-7

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