A grandmother, daughter, and granddaughter take us on a remarkable journey in which the cycles of life - childhood, adolescence, marriage, birthing and child rearing - are presented against the contrasting experiences of three successive generations. Their memories and reflections give us poignant insight into the history of the people of the new territory of Nunavut.

Nancy Wachowich is a Lecturer in Social Anthropology at the University of Aberdeen, Scotland. Her collaborative work, Saqiyuq: Stories from the Lives of Three Inuit Women, written with Apphia Agalakti Awa, Rhoda Kaukjak Katsak, and Sandra Pikujak Katsak, was awarded the 1999 Canadian Historical Association’s Clio Award for the North and the 2000 Oral History Association (USA) Award for Best Project. Nancy Wachowich’s friendship with Leah Aksaajuq Otak began in 1997, when she was living in Igloolik and conducting doctoral research. Leah’s insights into Arctic colonial histories and women’s skin sewing traditions have been an ongoing source of inspiration since that time. Nancy is co-founder, with Sheila Katsak, of the Mittimatalik Arnait Miqsuqtuit Collective, a women’s collective that is creating a digital archive of skin sewing skills and promoting the sustainability of the art form.

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