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From the winner of the 2021 Governor General's Award for literature, this work offers a revealing exploration of the Eskimo Identification Tag System, a colonial institution that affected many Inuit lives. In 2001, Dr. Norma Dunning sought enrollment in the Nunavut Beneficiary program to affirm her identity as an Inuk woman. However, she encountered an unsettling question: “What was your disc number?” This inquiry, tied to a bureaucratic legacy, haunted her for years. Dunning decided to connect with Inuit community members who had firsthand experiences with the system, shedding light on a topic often overlooked in historical records. With meticulous detail and passion, she examines a government bureaucracy that persisted for over thirty years, illustrating its dehumanizing impact on the smallest Indigenous population in Canada. Despite the profound consequences of the E-number system, no government has yet taken responsibility or issued an apology. This work serves as a crucial record and response to a significant chapter in Canadian history, compiling years of research, interviews, and personal narratives from a vital voice in Canadian literature. It is a necessary and timely contribution to the understanding of Indigenous experiences in Canada.