This is not one of Farley's comedies or even one of his nature expositions. It tells the tale of the Ihalmiut, the People of the Little Hills, who lived in the North-West Territories in the region above Manitoba. It continues the story he told in The People of the Deer. Farley admires the people he meets but critical of the Canadian government whose bureaucratic mismanagement meant death for many. Not an easy read but an important one. ( )