"Will that be possum or raccoon?", Eat at Our House, 12 July 1989

Publication: St. Marys Journal Argus, 12 Jul 1989

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Creator

Dorothy Eedy, Artist

Media Type

Image

Text

Item Type

Articles

Description

An article written by local columnist Dorothy Mae Eedy titled "Will that be possum or raccoon?". Eedy described Baker Lake, Nunavut, where her son was conducting an environmental study alongside the residents of the area. She states that Baker Lake is the only inland Inuit settlement. The people living there are primarily caribou hunters. Eedy mentions Farley Mowatt's book on the people of Baker Lake titled "People of the Deer". Eedy also gives a detailed description on how to cook raccoon and possum.

Recipe included in the article: "Chocolate Coconut Squares".

*This article is one in a series titled "Eat at Our House" available on Picture St. Marys. For more information on Dorothy Eedy see "Other Web sites/External links" under the main image.

Notes

Condition: Good - Text is legible. Moderate discolouration of newsprint paper. Minor rippling of paper. Small area of material loss in upper right corner (<1cm).

Place of Publication

St. Marys, ON

Edition

July 12, 1989

Date of Original

12 Jul 1989

Dimensions

Width: 21.6 cm
Height: 27.5 cm

Image Dimensions

Image Width: 16cm
Image Height: 25.5cm

Subject(s)

Animals
Clippings
Cookery
Inuit
Recipes
Article
Newspaper - Sections, columns, etc.

Personal Name(s)

Eedy, Dorothy Mae ; Mowatt, Farley.

Local identifier

DE_12July1989

Collection

Dorothy Eedy - Eat At Our House

Language of Item

English

Geographic Coverage

St. Marys

Ontario, Canada

Latitude: 43.25009 Longitude: -81.13304

Donor

R. Lorne Eedy

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Recommended Citation

Eedy, Dorothy. "'Will that be possum or raccoon?' Eat at Our House, 12 July 1989", St. Marys Museum, DE_12July1989.

Location of Original

R. Lorne Eedy Archives

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