The Wolf’s Teaching

Lazar André. Tite McKenzie. Manish McKenzie. Laurent Jérôme
March 6, 2011
Schefferville

"When a wolf catches prey, it doesn't leave any meat."

Tite McKenzie, Innu

Four hundred years ago, there were no ovens or freezers. In the land, the ancestors couldn’t afford to waste. It was a matter of survival. The meat fed them and the fish broth gave them energy. The skin that was carefully detached was used to make clothing. In winter, the warm blood of the slaughtered animals warmed the hands and prevented frostbite. Everything has changed. Practices are lost and with them, knowledge. Tanning is long and laborious. Few women still do it. We no longer use all the parts of the animal. We get used to waste. We forgot about the wolf's teaching.