This is a unilingual story with hand-drawn illustrations and Dene text about a giant lake creature, and a time where Dene could change from dene to animal and back. The story begins a long time ago:

Yahnı̨́ı̨ ts’ę́, too yatı̨ ekúhye ejo, Delıne dene Neshıkwıh héradı sı̨́ı̨ be hé tę́ neréhwé redı. Suré dnee edárıyeh ǫ́t’e. Jú ts’ę́ réya ekǫ́ be hé tę́ nı̨hkw’e.

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Taneton, Louie, Jane Modeste, Fibbie Tatti, Sheila Hodgkinson [Illustrations]. Neshíkwı́h. Northwest Territories Department of Education, Programs and Evaluation Branch and Fort Franklin Band Council, 1983.