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Title Statement | The right to be cold: one woman's story of protecting her culture, the Arctic and the whole planet / [book club set] : Sheila Watt-Cloutier. |
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Author | Watt-Cloutier, Sheila |
Publication | New York: Penguin,2016 |
Extent of Item | xxii, 337 pages ; |
ISBN | 9780143187646 |
General Notes | Originally published: Toronto, Ontario, Canada:Allen Lane, 2015. |
Contents | Introduction -- An early childhood of ice and snow -- From dog teams to miniskirts and rock 'n' roll -- A return home -- Finding our voice -- Pops and the Inuit journey -- The voices of the hunters -- The right to be cold -- Acclaim from outside, peace from within -- Citizens of the world -- Conclusion : bridging old and new, north and south. |
Bibliography | Includes index. |
Summary | "The Arctic ice is receding each year, but just as irreplaceable is the culture, the wisdom that has allowed the Inuit to thrive in the Far North for so long. And it's not just the Arctic. The whole world is changing in dangerous, unpredictable ways. Sheila Watt-Cloutier has devoted her life to protecting what is threatened and nurturing what has been wounded. In this culmination of Watt-Cloutier's regional, national, and international work over the last twenty-five years, The Right to Be Cold explores the parallels between safeguarding the Arctic and the survival of Inuit culture, of which her own background is such an extraordinary example. This is a human story of resilience, commitment, and survival told from the unique vantage point of an Inuk woman who, in spite of many obstacles, rose from humble beginnings in the Arctic to become one of the most influential and decorated environmental, cultural, and human rights advocates in the world." -- |
Subjects & Genres | |
By Topic | Environmentalists--Biography--Canada |
Human rights workers--Biography--Canada | |
Inuit women--Biography--Canada | |
Inuit--Social conditions--Canada | |
Environmental protection--Arctic regions | |
Climatic changes--Arctic regions | |
Human rights | |
By Location | Arctic regions--Environmental conditions |