Ahtahkakoop : the epic account of a Plains Cree Head Chief, his people, and their vision for survival, 1816-1896
The author presents a biography of the nineteenth century prominent Plains Cree leader, Ahtahkakoop (Starblanket). Using documentary sources as well as oral tradition, the author details Cree culture, society and economics before and during an era of rapid change. The author portrays the leadership of Ahtahkakoop as he attempted to establish his people, who were working to adapt to the disappearance of the buffalo, illness and death, missionaries, treaties schools, the uprising of 1885, and reserve life. The book is noted for its use of Cree language, Cree genealogy, Cree names for northern plains landmarks, and the stories associated with these geographic features
Print Book, English, 2000
Ahtahkakoop Pub., Shell Lake, Sask., 2000