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Frank James Tester

FRANK TESTER is a writer, filmmaker, researcher and photographer who has worked extensively in the eastern Arctic with Inuit youth and communities. Frank has worked for the Qikiqtani Truth Commission and the national Truth and Reconciliation Commission. His books include Tammarniit (Mistakes) detailing Inuit relocations in the eastern Arctic, for which he was awarded the Erminie Wheeler-Voegelin Prize. He is also a recipient of the Gustavus Myers Award for his contribution to the study of human rights in North America and the W. Garfield Weston Foundation Trustee’s Award in recognition of his work with Inuit youth and Elders. He is currently Adjunct Professor of Native Studies, University of Winnipeg. Frank lives in Vancouver, British Columbia.

Books by Frank James Tester

Réinstallation d’Inuit

Politiques et pratiques coloniales, résilience et résistance d’un peuple

by (author) Frank James Tester & Krista Ulujuk Zawadski

Ages
13 to 18
Grades
8 to 12

Righting Canada's Wrongs Indigenous Studies Set

edited by Pamela Hickman
by (author) Melanie Florence, Frank James Tester, Krista Ulujuk Zawadski, Andrew Bomberry & Teresa Edwards

Righting Canada’s Wrongs: Inuit Relocations

Colonial Policies and Practices, Inuit Resilience and Resistance

by (author) Frank James Tester & Krista Ulujuk Zawadski

Ages
13 to 18
Grades
8 to 12

Righting Canada's Wrongs 10 volume set

10 volume set + free resource guide

by (author) Pamela Hickman, Arlene Chan, Rona Arato, Gloria Ann Wesley, Jean Smith Cavalluzzo, Melanie Florence, Ken Setterington, Frank James Tester, Krista Ulujuk Zawadski, Andrew Bomberry & Teresa Edwards
illustrated by Masako Fukawa
contributions by Lindsay Gibson, Ilan Danjoux & Roland Case