Life and sport on the lower St. Lawrence and Gulf : containing chapters on salmon fishing, trapping, the folk-lore of the Montagnais Indians, and tales of adventure on the fringe of the Labrador peninsula

The author, as the son of an agent of the Hudson Bay Company, spent much of his childhood in Labrador being taught to hunt, fish, and navigate by the Innu and Inuit there. This autobiography contains accounts of the life of Comeau, including how he used what he had learned in Labrador as a naturalis...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Comeau, Napoleon A. (Napoleon Alexander), 1848-1923
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Laurie 1910
Subjects:
Birds > Québec (Province)
Hunting > Québec (Province)
Montagnais Indians
Salmon fishing > Québec (Province)
Labrador (N.L.) > Description and travel
Saint Lawrence
Gulf of
Hudson Bay
inuit
montagnais
Newfoundland
Newfoundland studies
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/cns2/id/6348
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Summary:The author, as the son of an agent of the Hudson Bay Company, spent much of his childhood in Labrador being taught to hunt, fish, and navigate by the Innu and Inuit there. This autobiography contains accounts of the life of Comeau, including how he used what he had learned in Labrador as a naturalist and employee of the Canadian Government, working and living in the region of the Gulf of St. Lawrence. Includes bibliographical references.

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