Trapline

Author : David A. Robertson
Publisher : Tundra Books
Page : 49 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2021-05-04
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780735266681

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On the Trapline by David A. Robertson Pdf

A picture book celebrating Indigenous culture and traditions. The Governor General Award--winning team behind When We Were Alone shares a story that honors our connections to our past and our grandfathers and fathers. A boy and Moshom, his grandpa, take a trip together to visit a place of great meaning to Moshom. A trapline is where people hunt and live off the land, and it was where Moshom grew up. As they embark on their northern journey, the child repeatedly asks his grandfather, "Is this your trapline?" Along the way, the boy finds himself imagining what life was like two generations ago -- a life that appears to be both different from and similar to his life now. This is a heartfelt story about memory, imagination and intergenerational connection that perfectly captures the experience of a young child's wonder as he is introduced to places and stories that hold meaning for his family.

Author : Eden Robinson
Publisher : Vintage Canada
Page : 209 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2011-09-28
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780307363947

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Traplines by Eden Robinson Pdf

From a writer whom the New York Times dubbed Canada’s “Generation X laureate” comes a quartet of haunting, unforgettable tales of young people stuck in the inescapable prison of family A New York Times Notable Book and winner of Britain’s prestigious Winifred Holtby Memorial Prize, Traplines is the book that introduced the world to Canadian author Eden Robinson. In three stories and a novella, Robinson explodes the idea of family as a nurturing safe haven through a progression of domestic horrors experienced by her young, often helpless protagonists. With her mesmerizing, dark skill, the author ushers us into these worlds of violence and abuse, where family loyalty sometimes means turning a blind eye to murder, and survival itself can be viewed as an act of betrayal. In the title story, for a teenager named Will growing up on a Native reserve in northwestern Canada, guilt, race, and blind fidelity are the shackles chaining him to the everyday cruelty and abuse he is forced to endure. In “Dogs in Winter,” a girl recalls life with her serial-killer mother and fears for her own future. A young teen and the sadistic, psychopathic cousin who comes to live with him engage in a cat-and-mouse game that soon escalates out of control in “Contact Sports,” while in the final story, “Queen of the North,” a young Native girl deals in her own way with sexual molestation at the hands of a pedophile uncle. Each of these tales is vivid, intense, and disturbing, and Robinson renders them unforgettable with her deft flair for storytelling and a surprising touch of humor.

Author : Carl Hiaasen,Bill Montalbano
Publisher : Open Road Media
Page : 181 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2010-12-28
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781453210673

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Trap Line by Carl Hiaasen,Bill Montalbano Pdf

A Key West fishing captain takes on Florida’s drug lords in this “splendidly written” crime story coauthored by the #1 New York Times–bestselling novelist (The New York Times Book Review). Though he is one of Key West’s most skilled fishing captains, Breeze Albury barely ekes out a living on the meager earnings of his trade. Meanwhile, Cuban and Colombian drug smugglers thrive all around—and they have their sights set on Albury and his fishing boat. After the smugglers cut his three hundred trap lines and crush his livelihood, Albury is forced to run drugs to survive. But when he gets busted by the crooked chief of police and becomes a target of the drug machine’s brutal hit men, Albury becomes a vigilante on the seas of Florida, unleashing a fiery and relentless vengeance on the most dangerous criminals south of Miami. Along with Powder Burn and A Death in China, this is one of the early suspense thrillers written by Carl Hiaasen and Bill Montalbano, a writing team praised for their “fine flair for characters and settings” (Library Journal). Perfect for fans of the Doc Ford novels by Randy Wayne White, Trap Line is an action-packed preview of Hiaasen’s stellar Florida-set crime novels including Sick Puppy, Tourist Season, and Razor Girl.

Author : Claudia Notzke
Publisher : Captus Press
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Nature
ISBN : 1895712033

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Aboriginal Peoples and Natural Resources in Canada by Claudia Notzke Pdf

"The most current and comprehensive book of its kind, Aboriginal Peoples and Natural Resources in Canada explores the opportunities and constraints that aboriginal people encounter in their efforts to use water resources, fisheries, forestry resources, wildlife, land and non-renewable resources, and to gain management power over these resources. This examination begins with a historical perspective, and takes into account cultural, political, legal and geographical factors. From the contemporary research of the author, the reader is informed of the most current developments and provided with a well-reasoned outlook for the future." "This book is an essential resource for aboriginal people engaged in the use and management of natural resources, and for those who seek professional training in the field. Anyone wanting to know more about the social and environmental issues pertaining to more responsible and equitable environmental and ecological management will find a wealth of information in this volume."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved

Author : Nancy Becker
Publisher : Publication Consultants
Page : 402 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2020-04-15
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781594339417

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Trapline Chatter by Nancy Becker Pdf

A story of love, loss, family and discovery — a story of life on a trapline in the Far North. “Bob Harte was well-known to those of us in the trapping community long before he became an international celebrity as a star of the Last Alaskans TV program. Bob was born to live a remote lifestyle and found his slice of heaven in the remote region of northeast Alaska. Nancy's book offers a perspective on their life together in the wilderness. Readers will gain a new understanding of what it's like to live in one of the most isolated places on earth. The lifestyle is simple and challenging, but very rewarding.” — Randy Zarnke – President of the Alaska Trappers Association

Author : Duncan McCue
Publisher : Purich Books
Page : 89 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2020-04-02
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780774880596

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The Shoe Boy by Duncan McCue Pdf

At the age of seventeen, an Anishinabe boy who was raised in the south joined a James Bay Cree family in a one-room hunting cabin in the isolated wilderness of northern Quebec. Reflecting on his search for his own personal identity, that kid – Duncan McCue – takes us on an evocative exploration of the teenage years and the culture shock he experienced moving to the unfamiliar North. The result is a contemplative, honest, and unexpected coming-of-age memoir set in the context of the Cree struggle to protect their way of life, after massive hydro-electric projects forever altered the landscape they know as Eeyou Istchee.

Author : Ben Powell
Publisher : Breakwater Books
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0921692129

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Trapline by Ben Powell Pdf

Author : David A. Robertson
Publisher : Tundra Books
Page : 24 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2021-05-04
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780735266698

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On the Trapline by David A. Robertson Pdf

A picture book celebrating Indigenous culture and traditions. The Governor General Award--winning team behind When We Were Alone shares a story that honors our connections to our past and our grandfathers and fathers. WINNER OF THE GOVERNOR GENERAL'S AWARD A boy and Moshom, his grandpa, take a trip together to visit a place of great meaning to Moshom. A trapline is where people hunt and live off the land, and it was where Moshom grew up. As they embark on their northern journey, the child repeatedly asks his grandfather, "Is this your trapline?" Along the way, the boy finds himself imagining what life was like two generations ago -- a life that appears to be both different from and similar to his life now. This is a heartfelt story about memory, imagination and intergenerational connection that perfectly captures the experience of a young child's wonder as he is introduced to places and stories that hold meaning for his family.

Author : David A. Robertson
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 247 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2020-09-22
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781443457774

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Black Water by David A. Robertson Pdf

A Globe and Mail Top 100 Book of the Year A Quill & Quire Book of the Year A CBC Books Nonfiction Book of the Year A Maclean’s 20 Books You Need to Read this Winter “An instant classic that demands to be read with your heart open and with a perspective widened to allow in a whole new understanding of family, identity and love.” —Cherie Dimaline In this bestselling memoir, a son who grew up away from his Indigenous culture takes his Cree father on a trip to the family trapline and finds that revisiting the past not only heals old wounds but creates a new future The son of a Cree father and a white mother, David A. Robertson grew up with virtually no awareness of his Indigenous roots. His father, Dulas—or Don, as he became known—lived on the trapline in the bush in Manitoba, only to be transplanted permanently to a house on the reserve, where he couldn’t speak his language, Swampy Cree, in school with his friends unless in secret. David’s mother, Beverly, grew up in a small Manitoba town that had no Indigenous people until Don arrived as the new United Church minister. They married and had three sons, whom they raised unconnected to their Indigenous history. David grew up without his father’s teachings or any knowledge of his early experiences. All he had was “blood memory”: the pieces of his identity ingrained in the fabric of his DNA, pieces that he has spent a lifetime putting together. It has been the journey of a young man becoming closer to who he is, who his father is and who they are together, culminating in a trip back to the trapline to reclaim their connection to the land. Black Water is a memoir about intergenerational trauma and healing, about connection and about how Don’s life informed David’s own. Facing up to a story nearly erased by the designs of history, father and son journey together back to the trapline at Black Water and through the past to create a new future.

Author : David A. Robertson
Publisher : Portage & Main Press
Page : 24 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2017-02-13
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781553796961

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When We Were Alone by David A. Robertson Pdf

When a young girl helps tend to her grandmother’s garden, she begins to notice things that make her curious. Why does her grandmother have long, braided hair and beautifully coloured clothing? Why does she speak another language and spend so much time with her family? As she asks her grandmother about these things, she is told about life in a residential school a long time ago, where all of these things were taken away. When We Were Alone is a story about a difficult time in history, and, ultimately, one of empowerment and strength. Also available in a bilingual Swampy Cree/English edition. When We Were Alone won the 2017 Governor General's Literary Award in the Young People's Literature (Illustrated Books) category, and was nominated for the TD Canadian's Children's Literature Award.

Author : Jim Spencer
Publisher : Stackpole Books
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9780811734172

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Guide to Trapping by Jim Spencer Pdf

• Complete guide to trapping raccoon, muskrat, mink, otter, beaver, and a variety of other species • Authoritative advice on matching the right trap--whether leg-hold, body gripper, or snare--to each furbearer • Species-specific instructions for making sets that deliver and tips for preparing and marketing pelts to maximize profits Trapping has become somewhat of a lost art, but interest in the sport is as strong as ever thanks to a stable fur market and a growing need to control mammal populations or remove nuisance animals. In Guide to Trapping, Jim Spencer covers strategies for successfully harvesting popular species such as raccoon, muskrat, mink, otter, beaver, coyote, gray fox, red fox, bobcat, skunk, and opossum. His entertaining and informative writing will appeal to trappers of all levels. Spencer discusses trap styles and the basics of establishing and working a trapline, including techniques for fastening and adjusting traps and a species-by-species review of trapping tactics for the country's most pursued furbearers. The field-tested techniques, carefully explained and illustrated, will help trappers make sets that deliver maximum results.

Author : David Ricardo Williams
Publisher : Sono NIS Press
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 1982
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : WISC:89060396439

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Trapline Outlaw by David Ricardo Williams Pdf

Biography of Gitksan Indian trapper and merchant who was accused, and later acquitted, of murder in British Columbia in 1906.

Author : Julie Collins,Miki Collins
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 215 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 088240332X

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Trapline Twins by Julie Collins,Miki Collins Pdf

The twin trappers recount their unique life in the Lake Minchumina region in Alaska.

Author : Terry Wilkinson
Publisher : FriesenPress
Page : 198 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2021-12-15
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781039115477

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That Red Headed Yukon Guide and Trapper by Terry Wilkinson Pdf

A Reader’s Digest of hunting and trapping Welcome to your vicarious wilderness adventure! With that red-headed Yukon guide and trapper as your leader, experience the joys and challenges of hunting and trapping ... all without leaving your living room chair. Through a series of short stories, Terry Wilkinson guides readers through his life in Saskatchewan and British Columbia before he began his guiding career in the Yukon. The stories center around raising a family in the mountains and on the trapline, and their many hunting trips, vacations, and travel. Wilkinson’s stories ring true: he spends half the year in the wilderness and has done so for the past fifty years. Get ready to follow that red-headed Yukon guide and trapper on your biggest adventure yet . . .

Author : Stephen Warren Meader
Publisher : Southern Skies Publishing
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2000-09
Category : Nature
ISBN : 1931177066

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Trap Lines North by Stephen Warren Meader Pdf

Winter was near, and with Big Lindsay laid up, it looked as if the Vanderbecks were in for a hard time. Winter way up north in the Thunder Bay District of Ontario is a serious matter. It is long and bitter and there is much work to be done that requires experience and woods wisdom and courage. This winter it was up to eighteen-year-old Jim Vanderbeck and his younger brother Lindsay to take their father's place on the trap-lines. Upon their efforts, pitted against real dangers and hardships, depended the annual catch of fur and the income of the family. Jim felt the responsibility but he also felt the adventure of being all on his own. Trap-Lines North is the story of that winter. So realistically does Stephen Meader retell it that the reader is virtually taken into the woods with Jim in the fall. He tramps from line camp to line camp, followed by the staunch old sled dogs, Bruno and Pat. He sleeps in rough pole lean-tos, eats moose meat, catches fish through the ice, and from time to time feels a chill along his spine when he comes upon the tracks of the lone gray killer---the biggest wolf in Canada. Jim Vanderbeck is a real person.