Eric’s First Goose
by Sandy Robinson

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Spring had arrived. Someone had spotted a flock of geese flying over the Naskapi community of Kawawachikmach in northern Quebec. Eric is a young Naskapi boy eager to go on his first goose hunt with his grandparents. Everyone in the community of Kawawachikamach gets ready for the annual goose hunt. Goose hunt is a very special and important time to connect to the land for the Naskapi community. It is an exciting time for the children. The school is even closed for a week so kids like Eric do not miss any school. During this time of year, together, Eric, Grandma Sarah, and Grandpa Joe Ski-Doo out to Attikamagan Lake, where they set up camp and build a goose blind. After lots of patient waiting, Eric and his grandpa kill fourteen geese, and Eric celebrates this milestone—his very first goose—with his grandma’s soup and a traditional decorated goose head. This warmly nostalgic story is well-suited to readers under the age of eight.

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Sandy Robinson is a Cree Educator from Pimicikamak Cree from Cross Lake, Manitoba. He was one of the leaders who started the Naskapi Curriculum Development Program which is a school-based team that has collaborated with community members, organizations and Elders to implement a Naskapi-only program for the first four years of schooling, and has promoted language and culture classes in upper elementary and secondary. Eric's First Goose is a story that he wrote to bring the experiences of goose hunting to all children.

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Contributors

Author

Sandy Robinson

Illustrator

Alexandria Sandy

Translator

Agnes Mckenzie

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