and through this dialogue

Mystic shows that the holy-man was not the dispirited traditionalist commonly depicted in literature

he learns how to put together the pieces of his life

but the concept is hardly new: Indigenous peoples have always made the most of nature’s gifts

But the price of success is estrangement from her cultural roots—and is it one she is willing to pay

How I Survived: Four Nights on the Ice Ojibwe and through this dialogueAfter his snowmobile breaks down halfway across the sea ice on a trip back from a fishing camp, Serapio Ittusardjuat recounts the traditional skills and knowledge he leaned on to stay alive. This harrowing first person account of four nights spent on the open sea icewith few supplies and no watershows young readers the determination and strength necessary to survive in the harsh Arctic climate, even when the worst occurs.