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Book SynopsisThe Laughing People recounts Serge Bouchard’s anthropological research in the 1970s in Ekuanitshit, documenting the Indigenous Innu people and illuminating how wide-scale injustice and cultural meaning manifest in individual terms. The book invites readers to take part in preserving Innu history, thereby protecting an Innu future.
Trade Review"Serge Bouchard charmingly shares his exceptional journey into the inner life of the Innu. He shows us the beauty of their culture: their profound spirituality, their relationship to nature, their temple, the large family circle, their resilience, their humour – all qualities still observed despite centuries of chipping away by missionaries and government officials." Toby Morantz, McGill University and author of The White Man's Gonna Getcha: The Colonial Challenge to the Crees in Quebec
"The Laughing People is an endearing account of a life spent amongst the Innu of the Quebec/Labrador peninsula. Reflecting back over a half-century of travelling with and living amongst the Innu makes for not only a fascinating story but an insightful look at the changes these nomadic people have had to face time and time again." The Miramichi Reader
