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Synopsis
Life Among the Qallunaat is the story of Mini Aodla Freemans experiences growing up in the Inuit communities on James Bay and her journey in the 1950s from her home to the strange land and stranger customs of the Qallunaat, those living south of the Arctic. Her extraordinary story, sometimes humorous and sometimes heartbreaking, illustrates an Inuit womans movement between worlds and ways of understanding. This critical edition includes an afterword by Keavy Martin and Julie Rak.
About the Author
Mini Aodla Freeman is an author, playwright, and translator born on Cape Hope Island in James Bay, Nunavut.Keavy Martin is associate professor in the Department of English and Film Studies at the University of Alberta.Julie Rak is professor and associate chair in the Department of English and Film Studies at the University of Alberta.Norma Dunning is an urban Inuit writer and PhD candidate in Educational Policy Studies at the University of Alberta.