Contents
Introduction
1 An Early Childhood of Ice and Snow
2 From Dog Teams to Miniskirts and Rock ’n’ Roll
3 A Return Home
4 Finding Our Voice
5 POPs and the Inuit Journey
6 The Voices of the Hunters
7 The Right to Be Cold
8 Acclaim from Outside, Peace from Within
9 Citizens of the World
Conclusion Bridging Old and New, North and South
Acknowledgments
Index
Sheila Watt-Cloutier is one of four winners of the 2015 Right Livelihood Awards (also called the “alternative Nobels”) for her work on climate change in the Arctic. In 2007 she was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize for her advocacy in showing the impact of global climate change on human rights. She has been awarded the Aboriginal Achievement Award, the UN Champion of the Earth Award, and the prestigious Norwegian Sophie Prize. She has received honorary doctorates from twenty universities for her pioneering work linking climate change to human rights. From 1995 to 2002, she served as the elected Canadian president of the Inuit Circumpolar Council, and in 2002 she was elected its international chair. Under her leadership, the world’s first international legal action on climate change was launched with a petition to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights.
Bill McKibben is a founder of 350.org and the Schumann Distinguished Professor in Residence at Middlebury College in Vermont. He is a 2014 recipient of the Right Livelihood Award and is a founding fellow of the Sanders Institute. He has written a dozen books about the environment.
"Sheila Watt-Cloutier’s personal stories put a cultural face and
human voice on climate change, connecting the reader through her
passion and heart. She gracefully communicates the ethical
imperative that encourages the move from understanding to action. I
am indebted to her for making this issue come alive for people
through this remarkable book."—Will Steger, polar explorer, author,
and founder of Climate Generation: A Will Steger Legacy"Sheila
Watt-Cloutier, a visionary heroine of the climate justice movement,
celebrates the beauty and wisdom of traditional Arctic
lifeways and chronicles the forces that endanger them. She has
elevated the world’s understanding of climate change as an issue of
human rights and cultural survival. From a childhood in an Arctic
village to the world stage and nomination for the Nobel Peace
Prize, Watt-Cloutier has been driven by love for her people and
planet. The Right to Be Cold reveals the emergence of a formidable
leader: Sheila Watt-Cloutier combines traditional wisdom, the tools
of science and law, and head and heart and spirit to tell a
powerful story we need to hear."—Robin Wall Kimmerer, author of
Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and
the Teachings of Plants"Reading this book—the story of a quiet
young woman who rose to lead her people in a desperate
battle—should give all of us the inspiration we need, whether it's
to go to jail blocking pipelines or to run for Congress battling
oil companies. We owe Sheila Watt-Cloutier an immense debt."—Bill
McKibben, from the Foreword"No one writes about the Arctic with
more authority than Sheila Watt-Cloutier. Part memoir and part call
to arms, The Right to Be Cold is an essential addition to the
literature of climate change."—Elizabeth Kolbert, Pulitzer
Prize-winning author of The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural
History"From the persistent woman who made climate change a human
rights issue comes a fresh narrative about personal and cultural
loss in the Arctic and the courage to seek healing and wholeness to
bridge cultures, geographies, and times. The Right to Be Cold
captures one Inuk woman’s struggle for identity and the courage to
adapt while staying grounded in cultural values and bringing hope
to the world."—The Honorable Dr. Jane Lubchenco, former U.S.
Science Envoy for the Ocean
"In a candid, heartfelt memoir that concentrates on her lifelong
activism, Watt-Cloutier shares stories about her upbringing and her
development into an adult whose passion is the protection of the
indigenous Inuit. Sheila Watt-Cloutier is giving all of humanity a
much-needed wake-up call."—Foreword Reviews"A detailed, compelling
portrait of a woman chronicling her dedication to protecting Inuit
culture. This memoir will appeal to readers who enjoy books about
environmental activism and indigenous cultures."—Library
Journal"The Right to be Cold is an unusual and rather good memoir,
from an extraordinary woman with a remarkable story to tell, and a
warning to offer."—Make Wealth History"Watt-Cloutier rose to become
one of Canada’s most outspoken and decorated environmental and
human rights activists. Her biography is a human story of
resilience and survival, as well as a testament to Inuit culture as
it faces the biggest challenge yet: climate change."—Sense and
Sustainability
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