Stories
The Seaguls and the Whiskey-Jacks...
She started her story like this; "Long ago, the animals were more like people than they are today. They could
talk with us and we could talk with them" And with that type of an introduction, she told me her little story.
What
is a River?...
For the people of the Chapleau
Cree First Nation, the channels of the Chapleau Rivers are a multi-dimensional
construct that defines origins, families, and meaning.
The
Music Of Spring...
On a sunny Saturday morning in May of 1959, my father
stepped out onto the porch of our home and called to my brother and I who
were playing in the back yard. "Com’on, we’re gonna take paddle down the
river to see something!" I was ten, and my brother, Darryl, eight.
Breaking
Down Camp...
Sometimes it is the simplest of things, subtle, almost
unrecognizable rituals that move us; cause us the greatest reflection,
allowing a reintegration of personal-life activities and career experiences,
extending awareness and adding value to our perspectives.
Symbolic
Gifts - The meaning of words
The gifts of a guide are
an axe, a knife, a pair of boots, a compass, a gun, ideas, and the spiritual
or mystical gifts of life itself.As with most rituals, the meaning of gift-giving
has digressed through time. We confuse personal significance with monetary
value.
Poetry
The
Remains of a Fire
Some of them we knew only a brief time, many we
sat with at night, around a campfire, outside a tent, either hunting, white
fishing, or guiding. We lived together for weeks at a time.
Louisa
- (Remembering Louisa Saylors - Ian McCulloch)
The
Lake
Songs
CCFN
Homecoming Song - 2000 Reunion (Jamie Taylor)
Oh
Great Spirit (Jamie Taylor)
We
Are Cree (Jamie Taylor)
People Stories
Decorated
by Destiny - Charles Byce
Considering his father's overseas exploits, one would think fate had chosen Charles Henry Byce to be a military hero. His mother, Louisa Saylors, a Cree from Moose Factory, Ontario, had married Henry Byce, a non-Native from Westmeath. When Charles was born in 1917 in Chapleau, the First World War was still raging, and his father was fighting in Europe. Two decades later, 23-year-old Charles Byce began a remarkable journey, practically tracing his father's path. When it was over, Byce had become the only man in his regiment to earn both the DCM and the MM.
Wade Cachagee - Windspeaker Profile
Wade Cachagee, the youngest recipient of 1998's National Aboriginal Awards, is quite matter-of-fact about the impressive entrepreneurial record he accumulated at the age of 25.
Bill and Robidoo - By Terry Sullivan
Bill was raised in the Canadian wilderness. He started his career as a railroad man, but felt the pull of his Cree Indian roots, so he packed in his career on the rails and devoted his time to guiding. Along with his bear hunts, he had fall moose hunting, wolf hunting and fishing on a lake where he had built several cabins.
Other Stories
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