Social Science Indigenous Studies
The Sweet Bloods of Eeyou Istchee
Stories of Diabetes and the James Bay Cree: Second Edition
- Publisher
- Cree Board of Health and Social Services of James Bay
- Initial publish date
- Apr 2021
- Category
- Indigenous Studies, Diabetes
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9780973054231
- Publish Date
- Apr 2019
- List Price
- $29.99
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9780973054248
- Publish Date
- Apr 2021
- List Price
- $29.99
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Downloadable audio file
- ISBN
- 9781989796054
- Publish Date
- Mar 2021
- List Price
- $39.99
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Description
The second edition of the groundbreaking collection The Sweet Bloods of Eeyou Istchee includes an epilogue with an update on each storyteller.
Ruth DyckFehderau and twenty-seven storytellers offer a rich and timely accounting of contemporary life in Eeyou Istchee, the territory of the James Bay Cree of Northern Quebec. The stories are connected by diabetes, but they are not records of illness as much as they are deeply personal accounts of life in the North: the fine, swaying balances of living both in town and on the land, of family and work and studies, of healing from relocations and residential school histories while building communities of safety and challenge and joy, of hunting and hockey, and much more.
Sweet Bloods is essential reading for anyone who knows anyone with diabetes, and for anyone interested in a contemporary rendering of one of Canada’s vibrant, thriving, and highly adaptive Indigenous communities.
This book is published by Cree Board of Health and Social Services of James Bay and distributed by WLU Press.
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.
Awards
- Winner, Silver IPPY Independent Publisher Book Awards
- Short-listed, National Indie Excellence (Health) and (Multicultural)
- Winner, International Book Awards
- Short-listed, Next Generation Indie Book Awards
- Short-listed, Silver Foreword INDIES Book of the Year
- Short-listed, Foreword INDIES Editor's Choice
Other titles by Ruth DyckFehderau
Kimpirlii kuun utipaachimuwin mistisiniihch uhchiiu; Kimpirlii kuun utipaachimuwin, mistisiniiuiinuu; L’histoire de Kimberly Coon de Mistissini
The Story of Kimberly Coon of Mistissini
Dibaajimowinensan; Stories Along the Way
Mary Niquanicappo Whaapmagoostoo'ing Gaa-onjiid Odibaajimowin
The Story of Mary Niquanicappo of Whapmagoostui
Raakel emiliin welsh utipaachimuwin wiiminichiihch uhchiiu; Rakel emilaain welsh utipaachimuwin, wiininichiiuiyiyiu; L’histoire de Raquel Emmeline Welsch de Wemindji
The Story of Raquel Emmeline Welsch of Wemindji
Raquel Emmeline Welsch Weminjiing Gaa-onjiid Odibaajimowin
The Story of Raquel Emmeline Welsch of Wemindji
Maggie Happyjack gaye Simon Etapp Waswaanibiing Gaa-onjiiwaad Odibaajimowiniwaa
The Story of Maggie Happyjack and Simon Etapp of Waswanipi
Kimberly Coon Mistisiniing Gaa-onjiid Odibaajimowin
The Story of Kimberly Coon of Mistissini
Histoires en cours de route / Stories Along the Way
Fiktir kilpin utipaachimuwin iisimaanihch uhchiiu; Fiktar kilpin utipaachimuwin, iismenuiyiyiu; L’histoire de Victor Gilpin d’Eastmain
The Story of Victor Gilpin of Eastmain
Angela Etapp Waaskaa'iganishing Gaa-onjiid Odibaajimowin
The Story of Angela Etapp of Waskaganish
Other titles by James Bay Cree Storytellers
Kimpirlii kuun utipaachimuwin mistisiniihch uhchiiu; Kimpirlii kuun utipaachimuwin, mistisiniiuiinuu; L’histoire de Kimberly Coon de Mistissini
The Story of Kimberly Coon of Mistissini
Dibaajimowinensan; Stories Along the Way
Mary Niquanicappo Whaapmagoostoo'ing Gaa-onjiid Odibaajimowin
The Story of Mary Niquanicappo of Whapmagoostui
Raakel emiliin welsh utipaachimuwin wiiminichiihch uhchiiu; Rakel emilaain welsh utipaachimuwin, wiininichiiuiyiyiu; L’histoire de Raquel Emmeline Welsch de Wemindji
The Story of Raquel Emmeline Welsch of Wemindji
Raquel Emmeline Welsch Weminjiing Gaa-onjiid Odibaajimowin
The Story of Raquel Emmeline Welsch of Wemindji
Maggie Happyjack gaye Simon Etapp Waswaanibiing Gaa-onjiiwaad Odibaajimowiniwaa
The Story of Maggie Happyjack and Simon Etapp of Waswanipi
Kimberly Coon Mistisiniing Gaa-onjiid Odibaajimowin
The Story of Kimberly Coon of Mistissini
Histoires en cours de route / Stories Along the Way
Fiktir kilpin utipaachimuwin iisimaanihch uhchiiu; Fiktar kilpin utipaachimuwin, iismenuiyiyiu; L’histoire de Victor Gilpin d’Eastmain
The Story of Victor Gilpin of Eastmain
Angela Etapp Waaskaa'iganishing Gaa-onjiid Odibaajimowin
The Story of Angela Etapp of Waskaganish