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Biography & Autobiography Native Americans

What I Remember, What I Know

The Life of a High Arctic Exile (Inuktitut)

by (author) Larry Audlaluk

Publisher
Inhabit Media
Initial publish date
Jan 2024
Category
Native Americans, Historical, General, Polar Regions
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781772274530
    Publish Date
    Jan 2024
    List Price
    $32.95

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Description

Larry Audlaluk was born in Uugaqsiuvik, a traditional settlement west of Inujjuak in northern Quebec, or Nunavik. He was almost three years old when his family was chosen by the government to be one of seven Inuit families relocated from Nunavik to the High Arctic in the early 1950s.They were promised a land of plenty. They were given an inhospitable polar desert.

Larry tells of loss, illness, and his family’s struggle to survive, juxtaposed with excerpts from official reports that conveyed the relocatees’ plight as a successful experiment. With refreshing candour and an unbreakable sense of humour, Larry leads the reader through his life as a High Arctic Exile—through broken promises, a decades-long fight to return home, and a life between two worlds as southern culture begins to encroach on Inuit traditions.

About the author

Larry Audlaluk was born in Uugaqsiuvik, a small camp west of Inujjuak in northern Quebec. He was relocated to the High Arctic with his family when he was almost three years old. Larry was inducted into the Order of Canada for his years working as an ambassador for the people of Grise Fiord, Canada’s northernmost civilian settlement, and is the community’s longest-living resident.

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Awards

  • Short-listed, Governor General's Literary Award for Non-fiction
  • Short-listed, John W. Dafoe Book Prize for Non-Fiction Excellence

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