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Ashukan

The title does not appear on the bound cover decorated with a drawing on white glossy paper. The drawing in black  depicts a human head in profile made up of elements drawn from nature that have a vital significance among the Innu. The neck is a tree trunk, the mouth has the shape of a salmon, the eye the outlines of a harpoon, the eyebrows resemble an otter and the hair is a beaver whose tail becomes an ear. On the cheek of this emblematic head, we find the stylised head of a caribou.

Caribou Hunt, from “Moi, Mestanapeu”
“Another way of hunting caribou is called Menikan. It involves building an enclosure from tree trunks and driving the animals into it. Once they are inside, they run around in circles and it is easy to bring them down”
MATHIEU ANDRÉ
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Ashukan First Nations Written Heritage