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Social Science Indigenous Studies

Chaak utir utipaachimuwin waaswaanipiihch uhchiiu / Chaak atar utipaachimuwin, waaswaanipiiuiinuu / L'histoire de Jack Otter de Waswanipi

The Story of Jack Otter of Waswanipi

by (author) Ruth Dyckfehderau

with James Bay Cree Storytellers

translated by Luci Bobbish-Salt, Louise Blacksmith & Valérie Duro

Publisher
Cree Board of Health and Social Services of James Bay
Initial publish date
Sep 2021
Category
Indigenous Studies, Diabetes
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781989796016
    Publish Date
    Sep 2021
    List Price
    $6.99

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Description

When Jack is 18, he's diagnosed with diabetes but isn't told he can do anything about it, so he doesn't. He falls into comas, he loses vision and needs eye surgery, his leg is amputated and then amputated again further up, and then his kidneys give right out. Finally, someone at an organ transplant clinic teaches him about diet, substance abuse, and diabetes. A story about bullshit and helping yourself. In Northern East Cree, French, Southern East Cree, and English.

About the authors

Ruth DyckFehderau has written two nonfiction books with James Bay Cree storytellers: The Sweet Bloods of Eeyou Istchee: Stories of Diabetes and the James Bay Cree (2017, 2nd Ed 2020) and E Nâtamukh Miyeyimuwin: Residential School Recovery Stories of the James Bay Cree, Vol. 1 (forthcoming 2023). Her work has been translated into five languages and she has won many literary awards. She sometimes teaches Creative Writing and English Lit at the University of Alberta. She lives in Edmonton with her partner. She is hearing-impaired. This is her first novel.

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