Social Science Indigenous Studies
Rus siwaalu utipaachimuwin chisaasiipiihch uhchiiu / Raas siwaalwaa utipaachimuwin, chisesiipiiuiinuu / L'histoire de Rose Swallow de Chisasibi
The Story of Rose Swallow of Chisasibi
- Publisher
- Cree Board of Health and Social Services of James Bay
- Initial publish date
- Sep 2021
- Category
- Indigenous Studies, Diabetes
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9781989796047
- Publish Date
- Sep 2021
- List Price
- $6.99
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When Rose was in high school, she saw a girl in the bathroom injecting a needle into her leg. A heroin addict, she thought, right here in my school!. But then she learned about a new disease, creeping into her community. A retrospective on diabetes in Eeyou Istchee. 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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