This is a story about the Beothuk way of life in Newfoundland before the coming of permanent settlement by "White" people in Notre Dame Bay - early 1700's. The story, as seen through the eyes of a young Beothuk boy, tells of his people's daily life: their hunting activities, ceremonies, methods of trapping, cooking, making clothes, shelters, weapons, tools, canoes, etc. Also it tells of their normadic ways - living in the interior during winter; going down the river to the ocean in the spring; their experiences in harvesting the ocean foods, birds and eggs; their wanderings around the bay; and the return to their winter grounds in the late fall with their accumulated bounty from the sea. Lots of illustrations, humerous incidents, serious encounters and information about the Beothuk culture.