Dene Náoweré Kó - Canada's Digital Collections

The drawings, poetry, and stories by the youth of Deline show a remarkable depth of experience and knowledge about our community, the land and the wildlife in and around Great Bear Lake. This is linked to a strong sense of self-confidence on the land, and a bond with the family members with whom the experience of hunting, cooking and eating off the land has been shared.

Caribou Poem
By Carla Kenny, Grade 5

I
caribou, caribou
come to my land
caribou, caribou
we love you
caribou, caribou
we will catch you
caribou, caribou
we will cut you up
caribou, caribou
we will eat you

II
we love caribou,
we will hunt them,
we will eat them,
you will be in our stomach,
you will die.
caribou are good to eat
they are healthy for our heart.

III
caribou soup, caribou soup
you are so good
caribou soup, caribou soup
you are so yummy

This digital collection was produced with the financial assistance from Canada's Digital Collections Initiative, Industry Canada.