{"product_id":"james-bay-memoirs-and-other-stories-9781772841381","title":"James Bay Memoirs and Other Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eJames Bay Memoirs and Other Stories\u003c\/em\u003e brings together the poetry, stories, essays, and editorials of Eeyou writer Margaret Sam-Cromarty. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBorn 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 and the other residents of Fort George were forced to relocated to the newly created village of Chisasibi. This event informed much of her writing, in which she documented family and community life, and her experiences of the land both before and after the relocation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThroughout the 1990s, Sam-Cromarty regularly contributed to the Cree magazine \u003cem\u003eThe Nation\u003c\/em\u003e and published three books: \u003cem\u003eJames Bay Memoirs: A Cree Woman's Ode to her Homeland \u003c\/em\u003ein 1992, \u003cem\u003e Légendes et poèmes indiens \/ Indian Legends and Poems\u003c\/em\u003e in 1996, and \u003cem\u003eContes et poèmes cris \/ Cree Poems and Stories\u003c\/em\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Margaret Sam-Cromarty\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Manitoba Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/23\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 346\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781772841381\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCritical Edition\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"University of Manitoba Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45521313333385,"sku":"9781772841381","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_b18fd79c-838c-4cd9-9127-535588f67e4b.jpg?v=1776227179","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/james-bay-memoirs-and-other-stories-9781772841381","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}