Faithin Omaha eBook Collection

Download or read book First Nations, First Dogs written by Bryan David Cummins and published by Calgary : Detselig Enterprises. This book was released on 2002 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Yet not all knowledge of these breeds has been lost with them. Legends, journals, artwork and photos remain to document these dogs and their characteristics, and they are featured here with the aim of showing the profound impact they had on First Nations' cultures and survival. Dogs were used as pack animals long before, and after, the arrival of the horse. They hunted alongside Natives and starved with them too, if the hunt was unsuccessful or game scarce. In desperate times, they were the food of last resort. Dogs also figured prominently in song, story and ceremony.