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Sheila Watt-Cloutier

(1953) Translator Canada

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Sheila Watt-Cloutier is a translator from Canada, best known for The right to be cold.

Quick Facts About Sheila Watt-Cloutier

Born
December 2, 1953
Nationality
Canada
Profession
Translator
Notable works
The right to be cold

About Sheila Watt-Cloutier

Sheila Watt-Cloutier is a Canadian Inuk activist. She has been a political representative for Inuit at the regional, national and international levels, most recently as International Chair for the Inuit Circumpolar Council. Watt-Cloutier has worked on a range of social and environmental issues affecting Inuit, most recently, persistent organic pollutants and global warming. She has received numerous awards and honours for her work, and has been featured in a number of documentaries and profiled by journalists from all media. Watt-Cloutier sits as an adviser to Canada's Ecofiscal Commission. She is also a senior fellow at the Centre for International Governance Innovation.

Biography source: Wikipedia

Awards & Honors

Right Livelihood Award Rachel Carson Prize Champions of the Earth Sophie Prize Governor General's Northern Medal Officer of the Order of Canada Women of Distinction Awards honorary doctorate at the Laval University

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