Social Science Indigenous Studies
Jonathan Linton Odibaajimowin imaa Mistaasiniing
The Story of Jonathan Linton of Mistissini
- Publisher
- Cree Board of Health and Social Services of James Bay
- Initial publish date
- Nov 2020
- Category
- Indigenous Studies, Diabetes
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9780973054279
- Publish Date
- Nov 2020
- List Price
- $4.99
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Description
Fifteen-year-old Jonathan Linton is an elite hockey player, headed for the big leagues, when he gets a diabetes diagnosis. If people find out about it, everything changes. He has to keep it secret. A story about sports, hunting, and difference. In English and Ojibwe.
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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Patricia M. Ningewance is Anishinaabe from Lac Seul First Nation. She has more than thirty years experience in language teaching, translation and media work.