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Bezig met laden... No Borders / Kigliqangittuqdoor Darla Enyagotailak, Mindy Willett
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. “No Borders: Kigliqangittuq” is about Darla Evyagotailak, a 16 year-old girl, and her Inuit community. The book mostly traces Darla’s journey with her family from Kugluktuk, the town she lives in, and Ulukhaktok, the town her great-grandparents grew up in, and in which many of her elders still live. The journey takes place over land and frozen sea, and along the way her family teaches her a lot about traditional survival skills and the landscape. Once they reach Ulukhaktok, Darla spends time with her elders, and here the reader gets a glimpse of the current effects of colonialism on the people: Darla cannot speak her traditional language, and because of this, there is an intergenerational disconnect with her great-great grandmother- they cannot communicate with one another verbally; insights into intergenerational trauma are brought about as Darla tries to understand the “sadness” around her, the issues of suicide within her community, and the talk of the elders about what they had to give up for the life the community has now. It would be interesting to see a book for older readers in which Darla finds the answers she’s looking for. The book offers maps, pictures, language excerpts, and explanations as supplements to Darla's story, providing additional pieces of information on regional divides, family ties, and traditions the reader can interact with. The pictures and explanations act in an intriguing show-and-tell format when explaining the history and culture of Darla and her community. The photography brings the reader right along for the ride, as we see the land as her storybook! geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
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No Borders shares the life of Darla Evyagotailak, a 16 year old Inuk girl. Through Darla's life readers will get a glimpse into the intricately connected families of Inuit living in the communities of Kugluktuk, Nunavut and Ulukhaktok, NWT. Although recently divided by the border between the two territories the communities share a common ancestry and their language called Inuinnaqtun. The border is invisible to them however, and as Darla's Grandfather tells her, 'we are just like the caribou, they don't see the border and neither do we'. Darla Evyagotailak is a 16 year old girl from Kugluktuk, Nunavut. She enjoys soccer, square dancing and her favourite subject in school is drafting. Raised by her maternal grandparents with lots of time spent with her great-grandparents, Darla has had the opportunity to be connected with the strength of her ancestors. In No Borders, Darla accompanies her grandmother and great grandparents on a journey which crosses the border between the community of her birth and the lands of her ancestors. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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Google Books — Bezig met laden... GenresDewey Decimale Classificatie (DDC)971.955History and Geography North America Canada Northern Territories NunavutWaarderingGemiddelde:
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Having now read all eight titles currently available in this series, I think it's interesting to note that the books have become more political over time. The previous entry, Raymond Taniton's At the Heart of It / Dene dzó t'áré, in which the native co-author was an adult man, rather than a young person, is probably the most political of the lot, but No Borders / Kigliqangittuq also explores some political issues, including the division of the Northwest Territories in two, and the creation of Nunavut. I continue to find the format of these books engaging, and appreciate the glimpse they offer into peoples and cultures far from where I live, and far removed from my own cultural background. I'm certainly glad this series exists, and that it provides that window to young readers around North America. Recommended to anyone who has read and enjoyed other entries in this non-ficiton series, as well as to those searching for children's books about Inuit people in the here and now. ( )