People of the Deer (Death of a People Book 1)
Why I recommend it
Mowat writes with urgency about Arctic lives and the damage done by outside economic and political decisions.
What stayed with me
What gets called progress can look very different to the people living with its costs.
Who it’s useful for
Readers interested in the Canadian Arctic, Indigenous history, and ecology.
A tension or limitation
Mowat was an outsider, and parts of his reporting are disputed. Read Inuit accounts alongside it.