Edith Josie
Edith Josie Gwich'in | |
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Occupation | Writer |
Employer | Whitehorse Star |
Known for | Newspaper columns about the Yukon and Old Crow |
Awards | Order of Canada, 1995, The National Aboriginal Achievement Awards, 2000 |
Edith Josie CM (December 8, 1921 – January 31, 2010)[1] was a Canadian writer, best known as a longtime columnist for the Whitehorse Star.[2] Her column, titled Here Are the News, concerned life in the small community of Old Crow, Yukon, and was syndicated to newspapers around the world.[2] Her writing style was noted for its offbeat smalltown charm, not always conforming to conventional notions of English grammar and spelling but instead reflective of the informal way she spoke as a non-native speaker of English:
Even now the spring has come cause it is daylight around 11 o'clock p.m. Pretty soon we won't use light for night time. Everyone glad to see plane every day. Even the same plane come in one day, they all have to go down to see what is going on and what come in on plane.[1]
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References
- ^ a b c d Edith Josie helped bring Yukon to the world". The Globe and Mail, February 3, 2010.
- ^ cbc.ca, February 1, 2010.
- ^ a b "Edith Josie Heritage and Spirituality (2000)". Indspire. 20 November 2014. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
- ^ Life 58(20):69+, May 21, 1965
- ^ "Star columnist Edith Josie named to Order of Canada". Archived from the original on 2019-01-02.
- ^ Rudyk, Mike (21 August 2019). "Gwich'in elder, columnist honoured with bronze bust in Old Crow". CBC. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
External links
- Sample "Here Are the News" columns[permanent dead link], republished by the Edmonton Journal