LEADER 03513nam 2200649 450 001 9910815692803321 005 20231206222745.0 010 $a0-88755-534-9 010 $a0-88755-536-5 035 $a(CKB)3710000001025544 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL5220841 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr11511305 035 $a(OCoLC)972292945 035 $a(VaAlCD)20.500.12592/2chmbk 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC5220841 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4800080 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000001025544 100 $a20180228h20162016 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $2rdacontent 182 $2rdamedia 183 $2rdacarrier 200 10$aFrom the tundra to the trenches /$fEddy Weetaltuk ; edited and with a foreword by Thibault Martin ; introduction by Isabelle St-Amand 210 1$aWinnipeg, Manitoba :$cUniversity of Manitoba Press,$d2016. 210 4$dİ2016 215 $a1 online resource (279 pages) $ccolor illustrations, photographs 225 1 $aFirst Voices, First Texts ;$v4 311 $a0-88755-822-4 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 327 $aWeetaltuk, or the Times of innocence -- At the boarding school -- How Eddy Weetaltuk (E9-422) became Eddy Vital, Canadian Private (SC-17515) -- Training to become a soldier -- From the Island of pleasure to the Inferno -- Culture clash -- Life goes on -- In prison and in love. 330 $a"'My name is Weetaltuk; Eddy Weetaltuk. My Eskimo tag name is E9-422.' So begins From the 'Tundra to the Trenches.' Weetaltuk means 'innocent eyes' in Inuktitut, but to the Canadian government, he was known as E9-422: E for Eskimo, 9 for his community, 422 to identify Eddy. In 1951, Eddy decided to leave James Bay. Because Inuit weren't allowed to leave the North, he changed his name and used this new identity to enlist in the Canadian Forces: Edward Weetaltuk, E9-422, became Eddy Vital, SC-17515, and headed off to fight in the Korean War. In 1967, after fifteen years in the Canadian Forces, Eddy returned home. He worked with Inuit youth struggling with drug and alcohol addiction, and, in 1974, started writing his life's story. This compelling memoir traces an Inuk's experiences of world travel and military service. Looking back on his life, Weetaltuk wanted to show young Inuit that they can do and be what they choose. From the Tundra to the Trenches is the fourth book in the First Voices, First Texts series, which publishes lost or underappreciated texts by Indigenous writers. This new English edition of Eddy Weetaltuk's memoir includes a foreword and appendix by Thibault Martin and an introduction by Isabelle St-Amand."--$cProvided by publisher. 410 0$aFirst voices, first texts ;$v4. 606 $aInuit 606 $aInuit$zCanada$vBiography 606 $aKorean War, 1950-1953$zCanada$vBiography 606 $aSoldiers$zCanada$vBiography 607 $aCanada$2fast 607 $aJames-Bay-Gebiet$2gnd 608 $aAutobiographies.$2fast 608 $aBiographies.$2fast 608 $aAutobiographies.$2lcgft 615 0$aInuit. 615 0$aInuit 615 0$aKorean War, 1950-1953 615 0$aSoldiers 676 $a998.0049712 700 $aWeetaltuk$b Eddy$01646955 702 $aMartin$b Thibault$f1963- 702 $aSt-Amand$b Isabelle 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910815692803321 996 $aFrom the tundra to the trenches$93994230 997 $aUNINA