Saqiyuq : stories from the lives of three Inuit women

Wachowich, Nancy 1966- (author.). Awa, Apphia Agalakti 1931-1996 (author.). Katsak, Rhoda Kaukjak (author.). Katsak, Sandra Pikujak (author.).

Summary: A moving examination of the lives of three generations of Inuit women from Canada's Eastern High Arctic.

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ISBN: 0773522441 (pbk.)
ISBN: 0773522441
ISBN: 9780773522442 (softcover)
Physical Description: viii, 301 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
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Edition: First paperback edition.
Publisher: Montreal ; Kingston, Ont. : McGill-Queen's University Press, 2001.
Copyright: ©1999

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Acknowledgements -- Maps -- Introduction: The life history project -- Part One: Apphia Agalakit Awa - Growing up on the land: I start to recollect bits and pieces - Marriage and family: we were full of children - Shifting winds: the first time we ever lived with Qallunaat around us - The old culture: stories since a long, long time ago - An Elder in the settlement: there is no ending to the stories of my life -- Part Two: Rhoda Kaukjak Katsak - Growing up on the land: my beautiful lakes - From Inuit to Qallunaat culture: I remember my first day of school - Marriage and family: all this stuff in my hands, carrying Lucan on my back - Reflections on a childhood: they spent all these years trying to change me into a Qallunaaq -- Part Three: Sandra Pikujak Katsak - Growing up in the settlement: I am the oldest - Teenage years: when the coffee shop closed - Settlement culture: at first none of the teenagers would square dance - Reflections on the future: acting Inuit or acting like Qallunaat -- Postscript -- Note about spelling -- List of people mentioned in the stories -- Significant dates in Eastern High Arctic and Awa family history -- An overview of Iglulingmiut and Mittimatalingmuit culture and history -- List of stories -- Suggested readings -- Glossary -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.