- Maïna: We were formed into small clans, and that was how we protected our hunting territories. Our clan was called the Nearly-Wolves. I quickly realized that wolves were animals of a greater intelligence.
- Maïna: I had decided to be the most courageous of them all. I was the chief's daughter. I had to prove to the spirits that I was different and that I deserved an exceptional totem to fulfill my destiny. The Great Manitou could have matched me with the spirit of a tree or a hare, or a bird, but I wanted more.
- Mishtenapeu: I'm still the chief. Not the strangers. Not Saitu.
- Saitu: The tribesmen respect me.
- Mishtenapeu: Fear is not respect.
- Tekahera: I don't see Manutabi in your life. Neither Saitu. But... I will always be with you.
- [to Maina]
- Maïna: Natak accompanied the seal on it's last journey, as I had done with the sick wolf. He was not so different from me after all.
- [during a hunt]
- Assivak: Tikkittuq honored Natak by asking him to lend for the night. Your refusal humiliated him and offended his best friend.
- Maïna: Would you accept to sleep with a visitor to please Quujuq?
- Assivak: I'd be the one who'd be pleased. It's nice to experience new caresses.
- Maïna: Natak is my man. I don't want any other.
- Maïna: Along with the Inuit who had joined us, Natak and I decided to found a new clan. Our children would inherit the best of our two cultures.
- Maïna: I had finally attained the extraordinary destiny I dreamed of. Not only was I expecting a child with the man I love, but I was also reunited with my mother again, your grandmother. My totem had never abandoned me. And then, a few moons later, guess who came into this world?
- Maïna & Natak's daughter: That's me!