Social Science Indigenous Studies
Maggie Happyjack gaye Simon Etapp Waswaanibiing Gaa-onjiiwaad Odibaajimowiniwaa
The Story of Maggie Happyjack and Simon Etapp of Waswanipi
- Publisher
- Cree Board of Health and Social Services of James Bay
- Initial publish date
- May 2024
- Category
- Indigenous Studies, Diabetes
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9781989796061
- Publish Date
- May 2024
- List Price
- $4.99
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Description
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.