L'sitkuk,
un livre pour
découvrir
L'sitkuk est le nom originel de la communauté indienne de la rivière
de l'Ours et qui fait partie de la Première Nation Mi'kmaw. Située tout
près du bassin de la rivière de l'Ours, cette petite communauté
autochtone est en train de reconquérir sa culture, sa langue et son
identité après des centaines d'années de colonisation et d'assimilation.
Ayant vécu dans cette région pour des milliers d'années, ils furent
parmi les premiers en Amérique à prendre contact avec les Blancs.
Ce livre préserve la mémoire des anciens transmise par tradition
orale et est illustré par des centaines de photos anciennes. Ce livre
permet de mieux connaître qui étaient ces gens, comment ils survivaient,
prospéraient et se soutenaient les uns les autres.
"L'sitkuk is a mind-boggling
mixture of storytelling and documented history - it contains stories from
elders, observers, trappers, loggers, and moose-callers, including the
voices of both women and men. While the personal stories make this book
engaging, the extensive footnotes and bibliography make it an excellent
research tool."
- Jill Manderson, Atlantic
Books Today
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L'sitkuk
L'sitkuk, A Book for Connecting
Darlene A. Ricker,
Freelance writer
March 2002
 oseway
Publishing presents:
"L'sitkuk: the Story of the
Bear River Mi'kmaw Community"
L'sitkuk (pronounced elsetkook) is the original name for the
Bear River Mi'kmaw community, which is part of the Mi'kmaw First Nation.
Nestled close to the Bear River watershed, this tiny native community is
regaining its culture, language and identity after hundreds of years of
colonialism and assimilation. Living in the area for thousands of years,
they were among the first people in Canada to have continuous contact with
non-natives.
This book preserves the memory of the elders through oral histories and
nearly a hundred early photographs. It tells who these people are and how
they survived, prospered and sustained one another. The stories of
everyday life reflect native values and the strong ideal of
interconnectedness in the community.
Darlene A. Ricker listened to the stories and learned about the
traditions and culture of the closely knit Mi'kmaw community at Bear
River. From her interviews with elders and young people, she has drawn
this poignant history.
215 pp paper
$24.95
ISBN 1-896496-05-9
___________________________
 Darlene A. Ricker is
a freelance writer who
contributes to the
"Mi'kmaq
and Maliseet
Nations News" and edits
"The Bear River Beat",
the L'sitkuk community
newsletter. She received an Atlantic
Writing
Competition award for "L'sitkuk" from the Writer's Federation of
Nova Scotia. An employment counselor for Community Services, Annapolis
Employment Support Centre, she lives in Bear River with her partner,
George Chisholm.
You can obtain Roseway Publishing books from your local bookstore. Many
bookstores will order the book you want if they don't have it in stock.
This book is distributed through Fernwood Publishing, (416) 595-1085 orders@fernwoodbooks.ca
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Groups and individuals can also order the book directly from the
author.
Contact Darlene Ricker at RR #1,
Bear River, Nova Scotia, B0S 1B0,
phone: (902) 532-3408 (daytime),
(902) 467-3096 (evenings),
fax: (902) 532-3401.
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