Michael Heine completes new edition of Indigenous physical culture and oral history book
Gwichya Gwich'in Googwandak. The History and Stories of the Gwichya Gwich'in presents the story of Gwichya Gwich’in life on the land from pre-contact times to the present. It is based on information and stories provided by Gwichya Gwich’in elders during oral history and archaeological research carried out from 1992 to 2021. Also incorporated is archival information, as well as oral history interviews carried out in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Numerous archival, personal and GSCI project photographs, drawings and maps illustrate the text. In keeping with the principles expressed by 'OCAP' -- Ownership. Control, Access, and Possession of Indigenous knowledge -- the book is self-published by the Department of Cultural Heritage, the Gwich'in Tribal Council's (Inuvik, NT) organization responsible for cultural research.
Michael Heine et al. Gwichya Gwich'in Googwandak. The History and Stories of the Gwichya Gwich'in. 3rd edition. Inuvik & Fort McPherson, NT: Department of Cultural Heritage, Gwich'in Tribal Council.
403 & xxii pages. ISBN: 978-1-896337-26-5.
