A stunning collection of literary non-fiction stories of 27 Cree (indigenous) people living with diabetes in Northern Quebec, The Sweet Bloods of Eeyou Istchee: Stories of Diabetes and the James Bay Cree is essential reading for anyone who knows anyone with diabetes, and for anyone interested in a contemporary rendering of one of Canada's vibrant, thriving, and highly adaptive indigenous communities.

Rights Contact

Ruth DyckFehderau <rdyckfeh@ualberta.ca>

Award(s)

Finalist Foreword Reviews INDIES Book of the Year Editor's Choice, Finalist Foreword Reviews INDIES Book of the Year Health Nonfiction, Finalist National Indie Excellence Awards NonFiction Health General, Finalist National Indie Excellence Awards Nonfiction Multicultural, Finalist Next Generation Indie Book Awards Nonfiction Memoirs (personal struggle/health), Silver (tie) Independent Publisher (IPPY) Book Awards Best Regional Nonfiction Canada East, and Winner General Health Nonfiction 2018 International Book Awards

Book Website

https://www.sweetbloods.org/

Contributor(s)

Ruth DyckFehderau

Publisher

Cree Board of Health& Social Services of James Bay

ISBN-13

978-0-9730542-3-1

Publication Date

Nov 1, 2017

Pages

280

Price

$29.99

Tags

#healthandfitness

#biography