{"product_id":"the-sweet-bloods-of-eeyou-istchee-stories-of-diabetes-and-the-james-bay-cree-second-edition-paperback","title":"The Sweet Bloods of Eeyou Istchee: Stories of Diabetes and the James Bay Cree: Second Edition - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRuth Dyckfehderau\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJames Bay Cree Storytellers\u003c\/b\u003e (With)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe second edition of the groundbreaking collection \u003ci\u003eThe Sweet Bloods of Eeyou Istchee\u003c\/i\u003e includes an epilogue with an update on each storyteller.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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\u003cbr\u003ebalances 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSweet Bloods\u003c\/i\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis book is published by Cree Board of Health and Social Services of James Bay and distributed by WLU Press.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRuth DyckFehderau is an instructor in Creative Writing and English Literature at the University of Alberta and a freelance writer; she also enjoys travel. She has published in literature journals and anthologies around the world, and has received awards for her writing, teaching, and activism. She won several book awards for \u003ci\u003eThe Sweet Bloods of Eeyou Istchee\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 280\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.9 x 6.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 01, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51768933384480,"sku":"9780973054248","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/6b4a12d00341ee1886bb96066d991187.webp?v=1780340215","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-sweet-bloods-of-eeyou-istchee-stories-of-diabetes-and-the-james-bay-cree-second-edition-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}