Description
Elizabeth MacLeod CM is a Canadian author from Toronto. Her biographies are written for elementary students. She was made a Member of the Order of Canada on December 31, 2025. For 'Meet Rosemarie Kuptana', Rosemarie Kuptana worked directly with the author to ensure that the details of her life were accurately recorded in this book. Mike Deas is the illustrator and his love for illustrative storytelling comes from an early love of reading and drawing while growing up on Saltspring Island, British Columbia.
Meet Rosemarie Kuptana — Inuit rights activist, broadcaster and journalist!
Rosemarie Kuptana has worked tirelessly to preserve Inuit language and culture. In her work as broadcaster, author, rights activist, climate protector, and advocate for language reclamation and self-government, Rosemarie has worked for decades on behalf of Indigenous people in Canada and around the world. Because of her efforts — and those of others like her — the territory of Nunavut was formed, a crucial step towards safeguarding the rights and culture of Inuit.