• Age: 10 to 18
• Grade: 5 to 12

Denesųłiné Elders Lawrence and Lena Adam have been tanning hides and sharing their knowledge with others for more than four decades. Woodland Cree knowledge carrier Tommy Bird helped his family tan hides on the trapline as a young boy. Together they share their lifetime of experience to guide a new generation of hide tanners to keep the tradition alive. The trouble-shooting tips and hands-on advice in this book will help you to make your own bone tools and turn raw moosehides into smoke-tanned hides soft enough to sew into mitts or moccasins. Combining traditional knowledge with easy-to-follow instructions and detailed colour photos, Tanning Moosehides the Northern Saskatchewan Trapline Way is a practical guide you will refer to again and again.

Lena Adam and Lawrence Adam, Elders from Fond du Lac Denesųłiné First Nation in Saskatchewan, have tanned hides for as long as they can remember and have shared their knowledge at youth and culture camps for more than four decades. Tommy Bird, a member of Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation, has been immersed in traditional Woodland Cree culture since he was a boy, and has trapped, fished, hunted, gathered, and dog mushed for most of his life. Miriam Körner, a writer and illustrator, has collaborated with Elders in her community to create award-winning children’s books that celebrate Woodland Cree culture and lifestyle.

Tommy Bird's profile page

Lena Adam, Miriam Körner Lawrence Adam's profile page