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Maggie Happyjack gaye Simon Etapp Waswaanibiing Gaa-onjiiwaad Odibaajimowiniwaa

The Story of Maggie Happyjack and Simon Etapp of Waswanipi

by (author) Ruth Dyckfehderau

with James Bay Cree Storytellers

translated by Patricia M. Ningewance

Publisher
Cree Board of Health and Social Services of James Bay
Initial publish date
May 2024
Category
Indigenous Studies, Diabetes
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781989796061
    Publish Date
    May 2024
    List Price
    $4.99

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From The Sweet Bloods of Eeyou Istchee, the story of Maggie Happyjack and Simon Etapp of Waswanipi. In Ojibwe 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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Patricia M. Ningewance is Anishinaabe from Lac Seul First Nation. She has more than thirty years experience in language teaching, translation and media work.

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