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Emilii weslii utipaachimuwin uchepukumuu uhchiiu / Emilii weslii utipaachimuwin, uchepukumuuiinuu / L'histoire d'Emily Wesley d'Oujé-Bougoumou

The Story of Emily Wesley of Oujé-Bougoumou

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
    9781989796009
    Publish Date
    Sep 2021
    List Price
    $6.99

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Emily's mom, the most important person in her life, has diabetes and she's getting sicker by the day. She needs a kidney transplant. Emily wants to donate her kidney but the doctor refuses to take it because Emily has diabetes too. A story about birth, loss, and especially love. 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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