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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.

Mathieu Mestenapeu André
Moi, « Mestanapeu »
Publisher: Traduction Montagnaise Édition INO, 1984
140 pages in French and 146 in Innu, bound head to tail.
22 x 14.4 cm

This book is an account of the thoughts and experiences of Mathieu André, an Innu sage who received the name Mestenapeu, the Great Man, from his people. Reminiscences, survival and hunting techniques, spirituality and reflections. These elements combine to create a candid portrait of a culture and its environment, viewed from within. The text is interspersed with illustrations.
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