Life Among the Qallunaat CD They honor the past

They honor the past

The essay by Salli Benedict explains the enduring tradition of Akwesasne basketmakers who create functional and decorative baskets from black ash splints

despite frequent assertions of authenticity

Kristina (Fagan) Bidwell

Life Among the Qallunaat CD They honor the pastLife Among the Qallunaat is the story of Mini Aodla Freemans experiences growing up in the Inuit communities of James Bay and her journey in the 1950s from her home to the strange land and stranger customs of the Qallunaat, those living south of the Arctic. Her extraordinary story, sometimes humorous and sometimes heartbreaking, illustrates an Inuit womans movement between worlds and ways of understanding. It also provides a clear eyed record of the