Jinot’s Wounded Life

Barkskins

This flow traces Jinot Sel’s movement through loss, physical injury, adopted work, and a final search for kin and belonging.

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Bearing strength in each event

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A Life in the Camps A Life in the Camps from "Barkskins". A Life in the Camps Work and Friendship Jinot becomes a skilled chopper and river driver, finding belonging among hard-working crews and his close friend…

A Life in the Camps from "Barkskins". A Life in the Camps Work and Friendship Jinot becomes a skilled chopper and river driver, finding belonging among hard-working crews and his close friend…

A Life in the Camps Work and Friendship Jinot becomes a skilled chopper and river driver, finding belonging among hard-working crews and his close friend Franceway. A Dangerous Calling The work’s camaraderie cannot protect men from jams, falls, and the ever-present prospect of sudden death.

Burned by the Fire Burned by the Fire from "Barkskins". Burned by the Fire Escape Through Water Jinot helps others reach a river as wildfire consumes the logging camp and surrounding forest.

Burned by the Fire from "Barkskins". Burned by the Fire Escape Through Water Jinot helps others reach a river as wildfire consumes the logging camp and surrounding forest.

Burned by the Fire Escape Through Water Jinot helps others reach a river as wildfire consumes the logging camp and surrounding forest. Permanent Injury He survives with severe burns and a contracted leg, losing friends and the work that defined him.

Learning a New Trade Learning a New Trade from "Barkskins". Learning a New Trade Healing and Adaptation Jim Sillyboy and Beeto Sillyboy treat Jinot’s wounds and help him regain limited mobility.

Learning a New Trade from "Barkskins". Learning a New Trade Healing and Adaptation Jim Sillyboy and Beeto Sillyboy treat Jinot’s wounds and help him regain limited mobility.

Learning a New Trade Healing and Adaptation Jim Sillyboy and Beeto Sillyboy treat Jinot’s wounds and help him regain limited mobility. The Ax Factory Jinot becomes a skilled ax maker under Albert Bone, trading forest labor for industrial work and a new identity.

The Distant Family The Distant Family from "Barkskins". The Distant Family A Search for Kin Jinot reconnects with Elise and learns more of relatives scattered across North America, but cannot gather the family…

The Distant Family from "Barkskins". The Distant Family A Search for Kin Jinot reconnects with Elise and learns more of relatives scattered across North America, but cannot gather the family…

The Distant Family A Search for Kin Jinot reconnects with Elise and learns more of relatives scattered across North America, but cannot gather the family together. Unfinished Promises He hopes to find Josime and return to Mi’kmaw life, while his work and health keep pulling him elsewhere.

Death in the Kauri Bush Death in the Kauri Bush from "Barkskins". Death in the Kauri Bush A Final Logging Job Jinot attempts to earn passage home by cutting kauri, despite age and an old injury.

Death in the Kauri Bush from "Barkskins". Death in the Kauri Bush A Final Logging Job Jinot attempts to earn passage home by cutting kauri, despite age and an old injury.

Death in the Kauri Bush A Final Logging Job Jinot attempts to earn passage home by cutting kauri, despite age and an old injury. The Body Lost A leg wound becomes infected; after burial, a flood dislodges his body and carries it out to sea.

Early adulthood, before the Miramichi fire

During the Great Miramichi Fire

After months of healing

After years working for Bone

Late in Jinot’s life, in New Zealand