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In the Light of What We Don't Know
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In the Light of What We Don’t Know

From: My Mother, My Translator

Singh’s life in Calgary during the COVID-19 lockdowns. 13 $1.30 Add
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Introduction

Introduction

From: The Hope that Remains

The author explains the commonalities within the stories of the survivors and how these themes can teach all of us how to live a better, more hopeful life. 2 $0.20 Add
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Inuit Negotiate the James Bay Agreement

Inuit Negotiate the James Bay Agreement

Part 1

From: Wrestling with Colonialism on Steroids

In this chapter, Zebedee examines the James Bay hydro-electric project, the lack of consultation with the Cree of James Bay during planning of this project, the foundation of Indigenous … 44 $4.40 Add
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Inuit Negotiate the James Bay Agreement

Inuit Negotiate the James Bay Agreement

Part 2

From: Wrestling with Colonialism on Steroids

This reading examines the Quebec government’s agreement to provide essential services to Nunavik in exchange for what Zebedee calls "the essence of Inuit identity." It also … 40 $4.00 Add
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Long, Rough Osmosis

Long, Rough Osmosis

A Political History of Nunavik, Part 1

From: Wrestling with Colonialism on Steroids

This chapter covers the early history of Nunavik, stressing that though Nunavik was merged with Quebec in 1912, the provincial government was absent from the territory for 5 decades. The chapter … 18 $1.80 Add
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Long, Rough Osmosis

Long, Rough Osmosis

A Political History of Nunavik, Part 2

From: Wrestling with Colonialism on Steroids

In the concluding chapter, Zebedee discusses Quebec separatism, and why Inuit peoples have rejected the separatist movement. 9 $0.90 Add
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Ma and Pa
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Ma and Pa

From: My Mother, My Translator

Recalls Singh’s mother’s introduction to his father. Her status and success were highlighted as she entered into an unhappy marriage. 10 $1.00 Add
My Mother, My Translator
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My Mother, My Translator

In 2008, Jaspreet Singh made a pact with his mother. He would gladly give her the go-ahead to publish her significantly altered translation of a story from his … 280 View
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My Mother, My Translator
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My Mother, My Translator

From: My Mother, My Translator

Recounts the story of Singh’s mother translating his first collection of short stories into Punjabi. Their trust over the translation of the fourteenth story prompted Singh to push his … 11 $1.10 Add
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Not a Madeleine Dunked in Tea
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Not a Madeleine Dunked in Tea

From: My Mother, My Translator

Explores grief through food, music, and memory. Showcases how these facets of experience intersected with his grief. 16 $1.60 Add
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Partitus
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Partitus

From: My Mother, My Translator

Discusses Partition, Singh’s relationship to and removal from those events as something that occurred before his time that his mother scarcely talked about. 11 $1.10 Add
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Patterns of a Childhood in Kashmir
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Patterns of a Childhood in Kashmir

From: My Mother, My Translator

Chronicles Singh’s childhood in India—family trips, dinners, and challenges, including the complexities and division created through language. 18 $1.80 Add
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Preface

Preface

From: The Hope that Remains

Regine Uwibereyeho King explains the themes that emerge in the stories of the survivors, as a genocide survivor herself. 2 $0.20 Add
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Rehras
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Rehras

From: My Mother, My Translator

A poem about Punjabi being spoken at the Edmonton airport. 2 $0.20 Add
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Silences
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Silences

From: My Mother, My Translator

Talks about the story told within an author’s silence. What is revealed by the stories omitted. Singh illustrates this through the story of his mother’s older sister—a story she … 8 $0.80 Add
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Smoke
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Smoke

From: My Mother, My Translator

Singh shares a folktale told to him by his mother before telling a story from when he first moved to Canada. 9 $0.90 Add