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The right to be cold : one woman's story of protecting her culture, the Arctic and the whole planet  Cover Image Book Book

The right to be cold : one woman's story of protecting her culture, the Arctic and the whole planet

Summary: "The arctic ice is receding each year, but just as irreplaceable is the culture, the wisdom that has allowed the Inuit to thrive in teh Far North for so long. and it's not just the Arctic. The whole world is changing. Sheila Watt-Cloutier has devoted her life to protecting what is threatened, and 'The Right to be Cold' is a culmination of her work over the last twety-five years..." - Back cover.

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  • ISBN: 9780143187646 (paperback)
  • Physical Description: xxii, 337 pages ; 21 cm.
    print
  • Edition: [New edition]
  • Publisher: Toronto, Ontario : Penguin, 2016.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Includes index.
Originally published: Toronto, Ontario, Canada : Allen Lane, 2015.
"Published in this edition, 2016"--Title page verso.
"2017 Canada Reads Selection" -- Cover.
Subject: Human rights
Arctic regions -- Environmental conditions
Climatic changes -- Arctic regions
Environmental protection -- Arctic regions
Inuit -- Canada -- Social conditions
Inuit women -- Canada -- Biography
Human rights workers -- Canada -- Biography
Environmentalists -- Canada -- Biography
Watt-Cloutier, Sheila
Topic Heading: 2017 Canada Reads longlist.

Available copies

  • 7 of 7 copies available at BC Interlibrary Connect. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Prince Rupert Library.

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  • 0 current holds with 7 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Holdable? Status Due Date
Prince Rupert Library 333.72 Watt (Text) 33294001989615 Adult Non-Fiction Volume hold Available -

Summary: "The arctic ice is receding each year, but just as irreplaceable is the culture, the wisdom that has allowed the Inuit to thrive in teh Far North for so long. and it's not just the Arctic. The whole world is changing. Sheila Watt-Cloutier has devoted her life to protecting what is threatened, and 'The Right to be Cold' is a culmination of her work over the last twety-five years..." - Back cover.

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