Includes index. Copy autographed by author.

1. Born on the Barrens -- 2. Historical background -- Creation of the Hudson's Bay Company -- The Orkney and Shetland Islands -- James B. Flett -- York Factory -- York boats -- Pemmican -- The Birch Bark canoe -- Norway House -- North Canoe to Methye Portage -- Down river to the Mackenzie -- The Mackenzie River/Deh Cho -- James Flett at Norway House -- The treaties of Canada -- 3. Our stories merge -- Alexander Flett -- The French Company -- Flett's Point -- 4. The Cree side of the family -- Chief Paquetna -- Chief Wasakanoochie -- Crucifixes and sweetgrass -- For as long as the grass is green -- Horace George Flett -- Apprenticeship in York Factory -- Bearskin Lake -- Shamattawa -- Little Duck Lake -- 5. Leonard George Flett -- First day of school -- Back to the land of the midnight sun -- Forced relocation: all for naught -- Gateway to the north -- Reindeer Lake -- Riverside High School -- The Fishing Guide -- Shaking hides -- Okemasis -- "Little boss" -- 6. Fur trade redux -- Tricks of the trade -- Okemow -- "Boss" -- In the new village -- 7. Learning to be more than just a boss -- Oxford House -- 8. Moving on up -- Kitchi-Okemow-"Big boss" -- Minister without a suitcase -- 9. The corporate ladder -- A new direction -- Conclusion -- Retirement -- Epilogue -- Racism -- We are a treaty nation -- Commissions, committees and reports

The author discusses his life and career with the Hudson's Bay Company and provides an insight into the dying days of the fur trade and the lives of First Nations in Northern Canada.