Saqiyuq: Stories from the Lives of Three Inuit Women
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- Synopsis
- Through the oral histories of three Inuit women - mother, daughter, and granddaughter - we witness a people in transition. Appia Agalakti Awa, born in about 1931, grows up in a traditional Inuit community, living off the land and traveling by dogsled. Her daughter, Rhoda Kaukjak Katsak, attends a government school and learns English, but still feels deeply connected to her Inuit roots. Rhoda's daughter, Sandra Pikujak Katsak, lives much like other urban young people, with concerns about school, drugs, alcohol, and peer pressure. The stories of these three women humanize the enormous issues faced by pre-industrial peoples as they move into industrial society.
- Copyright:
- 1999
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Excellent
- Book Size:
- 296 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9780773518872
- Publisher:
- N/A
- Date of Addition:
- 05/22/03
- Copyrighted By:
- McGill-Queens University Press
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- History, Nonfiction, Biographies and Memoirs, Parenting and Family
- Submitted By:
- Deborah Kent Stein
- Proofread By:
- Sarah Van Oosterwijck
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.
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