02474cam a2200277 i 4500 606869963 TxAuBib 20221121120000.0 220531s2022||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2022018497 9781595349859 PAP 18.95 1595349855 PAP 18.95 TxAuBib rda Millman, Lawrence, author. The last speaker of bear [BOOK] : my encounters in the north / Lawrence Millman. San Antonio, Texas : Trinity University Press, [2022] 215 pages ; 18 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Encounters with northern natives -- Encounters with flora, fauna, and food -- Encounters with remote places -- Encounters, miscellaneous in nature. The Last Speaker of Bear is the patchwork story of a life spent traveling in the north from Alaska to Siberia. Lawrence Millman first visited northern Canada as a child and has spent four decades since on some thirty-five expeditions in search of undeveloped landscapes and traditional cultures, not to mention untamed wildlife. While much of his experience is centered in Canada—including territories from Yukon to Quebec and Newfoundland/Labrador—he includes stories from villages in Greenland, Iceland, and Norway as well. Early on, Millman developed a reverence for the wisdom of indigenous and native communities with histories spanning centuries: Inuit, Inuk, Innu, Alutiiq, Cree, and others. Whether dining on mushrooms, fungus, tobacco leaves, or unusual foods that would have made even Andrew Zimmern or Anthony Bourdain turn up their noses, or exploring northern tundras, rugged mountains, or remote islands, he paints a picture of people often living in tenuous conditions but rooted in a faith that their worlds will provide for them. Relationships with bears, caribou, reindeer, walruses, seals, whales, and abundant avian life serve spiritual, companionship, and sustenance purposes. Traditions grounded in family and community rituals thrive, as do lost languages, natural medicine, and time-honored ways to survive difficult circumstances. Provided by publisher. 20221121. Millman, Lawrence Travel Northern Hemisphere. Northern Hemisphere Description and travel.