From the Tundra to the Trenches - Couverture souple

Weetaltuk, Eddie

 
9780887558221: From the Tundra to the Trenches
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0887558224 ISBN 13 : 9780887558221
Editeur : University of Manitoba Press, 2017

Synopsis

"My name is Weetaltuk; Eddy Weetaltuk. My Eskimo tag name is E9-422." So begins From the Tundra to the Trenches. Weetaltuk means "innocent eyes" in Inuktitut, but to the Canadian government, he was known as E9-422: E for Eskimo, 9 for his community, 422 to identify Eddy.

In 1951, Eddy decided to leave James Bay. Because Inuit weren't allowed to leave the North, he changed his name and used this new identity to enlist in the Canadian Forces: Edward Weetaltuk, E9-422, became Eddy Vital, SC-17515, and headed off to fight in the Korean War. In 1967, after fifteen years in the Canadian Forces, Eddy returned home. He worked with Inuit youth struggling with drug and alcohol addiction, and, in 1974, started writing his life's story. This compelling memoir traces an Inuk's experiences of world travel and military service. Looking back on his life, Weetaltuk wanted to show young Inuit that they can do and be what they choose.

From the Tundra to the Trenches is the fourth book in the First Voices, First Texts series, which publishes lost or underappreciated texts by Indigenous writers. This new English edition of Eddy Weetaltuk's memoir includes a foreword and appendix by Thibault Martin and an introduction by Isabelle St-Amand.

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À propos des auteurs

Eddy Weetaltuk (1932 to 2005), was born on Strutton Island, James Bay. He enlisted in the Canadian Army and served in Korea. He left the army in 1967 and was stationed in Germany for many years.

Thibault Martin is a professor of Sociology at the Université du Québec en Outaouais and is the author of De la banquise au congélateur: mondialisation et culture au Nunavik.



Isabelle St-Amand is a SSHRC Postdoctoral Fellow affiliated with the Department of Native Studies, University of Manitoba.

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Éditeur
University of Manitoba Press
Date d'édition
2017
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0887558224
ISBN 13 
9780887558221
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
344
Éditeur
Martin Thibault
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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9780887551970: From the Tundra to the Trenches

Edition présentée

ISBN 10 :  0887551971 ISBN 13 :  9780887551970
Editeur : University of Manitoba Press, 2017
Couverture rigide