James Bay Memoirs and Other Stories (Issn) - Softcover

Sam-Cromarty, Margaret

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1772841382 ISBN 13: 9781772841381

Verlag: University of Manitoba Press, 2026

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James Bay Memoirs and Other Stories brings together the poetry, stories, essays, and editorials of Eeyou writer Margaret Sam-Cromarty. Born in 1936 on Fort George Island in Eeyou Istchee, Sam-Cromarty is the daughter of hunters and trappers, a residential school survivor, a mother and grandmother, and a poet and painter. In 1980, during the first phase of Hydro-Québec's James Bay project, she was forced to relocate to the newly created village of Chisasibi, along with other Fort George residents. This event informs much of her writing, in which she documents family and community life, and her experiences of the land both before and after the relocation. Throughout the 1990s, Sam-Cromarty regularly contributed to the Cree magazine The Nation and published three books: James Bay Memoirs: A Cree Woman's Ode to her Homeland in 1992, Indian Legends and Poems in 1996, and Cree Poems and Stories in 2000. Gathered for the first time in this volume, and accompanied by a new interview with the author, as well as a contextualizing essay by editors Isabella Huberman and Élise Couture-Grondin, these writings are a testament to her role in keeping Eeyou culture and knowledge alive. Truthful, poignant and playful, Margaret Sam-Cromarty's life's work is a remarkable contribution to Indigenous literatures in Québec and Canada.

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Über die Autorinnen und Autoren

Born on Fort George Island, Margaret Sam-Cromarty is a renowned Eeyou poet in Eeyou Istchee. She has published three books and received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Cree Native Arts and Crafts Association in 2021.

Originally from Montreal, Isabella Huberman is an Assistant Professor at the University of British Columbia. She researches Indigenous stories of hydroelectric development.

Élise Couture-Grondin lives in Tio'tià ke. She teaches and researches Indigenous literatures and life writing.

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A Cree ChildOn the east coast of James Bayboth governments didn’t care.Other matters were more importantthan a Cree childwho sometimes had little to eat.There was no dancing,no feasting,in this, the height of the depression.The Indians had a passion—hunting and followingthe fur-bearing animals.But the price of furswas at its lowest.The Crees did their bestto feed and clothe themselves.In the early daysCrees’ livesmeant the Hudson Bay Companytraders who sometimes deniedIndians credit.The church played a part,an important role,saw the suicidal conditions,decided it best to save souls.I recall small stepsin the cold Northern snow,a sweet life taken,a little boy with no shoes.Deeply moved I weep.He was my brother.(1990)Why? Why is life not the same way as centuries ago, without machinery, without electricity, Without disposals. Why? (1997)My Son Last year was the year my son’s life was filled with unexpected events. His own birth was marked by an unexpected surprise. His dentist found out he existed. (1997)

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: University of Manitoba Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2026
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1772841382
• ISBN 13: 9781772841381
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 346
• Herausgeber: Huberman Isabella, Couture-Grondin Élise
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Mare Nostrum Group B.V.; gpsr@mare-nostrum.co.uk; ; Doelen 72; Breda; 4831 GR; Niederlande