The Book

Irlbacher-FoxJust as dahshaa — a rare type of dried, rotted spruce wood — is essential to the Dene moosehide-tanning process, self-determination and the alleviation of social suffering are necessary to Indigenous survival in the Northwest Territories. Finding Dahshaa shows where self-government negotiations between Canada and the Dehcho, Délįnę, Inuvialuit, and Gwich’in peoples have gone wrong and offers an alternative model for negotiations through descriptions of tanning practices that embody the principles and values of self-determination.

Contents

  • List of Illustrations
  • Foreword by Bill Erasmus, Dene National Chief
  • Preface and Acknowledgments
  • Pronunciation Guide
  • Introduction
  • Chapter 1: Context and Concepts
  • Chapter 2: Tanning Moose Hide
  • Chapter 3: Dehcho Resource Revenue Sharing
  • Chapter 4: Délįnę Child and Family Services
  • Chapter 5: Inuvialuit and Gwich’in Culture and Language
  • Conclusion
  • Notes
  • Bibliography

June 2009, 224 pages, 6 x 9″
978-0-7748-1624-3 hc $85.00
Paperback, January 2010

Errata

Page 163, Line 3: “bed” should instead be replaced with “be”
Acknowledgements Page xiv, Line 22: “mashi” should instead be replaced with “mahsi”