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.. In this collection of vignettes, Millman
reminds us of the potency of endangered knowledge as well as the
importance of paying close attention to the natural world. He opens
our eyes to a life in remote places thousands of miles from the
fast-paced, urban world so many of us inhabit.
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