Akia : l'autre côté (Akia: The Other Side) FR Alphabet Books Notre premiere chasse au caribou

Notre premiere chasse au caribou is a sweet and simple introduction to Inuit hunting practices and the proper treatment of game

never trusting

des traités et de l’eau

the narrator makes space for those in his orbit to divulge their private joys and miseries

a smudging ingredient — and the importance of not picking more than he needs

Akia : l'autre côté (Akia: The Other Side) FR Alphabet Books Notre premiere chasse au caribouNorma Dunning, an Inuit writer, scholar, professor and grandmother, and translated by Hatouma Sako. Norma Dunning grew up beyond the tundra and lived mainly in smaller, northern communities across Canada. She will say that she grew up in the places that no one would ever think to drive to. She won the Governor General Literary Award in 2021. Dunning writes in both poetry and prose, with poetry being her first go to when it comes to creative work.