The Right to Be Cold

Publisher's description: (Penguin Random House Canada, 2017): 
The Arctic ice is receding each year, but just as irreplaceable is the culture, the wisdom that has allowed the Inuit to thrive in the Far North for so long. And it's not just the Arctic. The whole world is changing in dangerous, unpredictable ways. Sheila Watt-Cloutier has devoted her life to protecting what is threatened and nurturing what has been wounded. In this culmination of Watt-Cloutier's regional, national, and international work over the last twenty-five years, The Right to Be Cold explores the parallels between safeguarding the Arctic and the survival of Inuit culture, of which her own background is such an extraordinary example.

Author biography (Penguin Random House Canada, 2017): 
Sheila Watt-Cloutier is one of the world’s most recognized environmental and human rights activists. Experienced in working with global decision makers for over a decade, Watt-Cloutier offers a new model for twenty-first-century leadership. She treats the issues of our day—the environment, the economy, foreign policy, global health, and sustainability—not as separate concerns, but as a deeply interconnected whole. In 2007, Watt-Cloutier was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize for her advocacy work in showing the impact global climate change has on human rights, especially in the Arctic, where it is felt more immediately and more dramatically than anywhere else in the world.

Resource type: Novel

Age recommendation: Grade 10 - 12, University

Keywords: environmentalism, climate change, Arctic childhood, Indigenous land rights, social activism, Inuit culture, Arctic, Inuit, tradition, independence, land, wildlife, protecting, activisim, Inuit culture, culture, reclammation, human rights planet, passion

Year of publication: 2015

Publisher information: Penguin Canada Books