Reminiscing — Years Later
It is interesting how images can take you back to to other times. In Mary and her Metis Grandma she shared much traditional information when we drank tea. Images can anchor emotions.
Art can move a person emotionally
I wrote a creative prose about a butterfly and a rose. With a butterfly’s farewell touch, a petal falls. It floats to its final resting place on the ground with Mother Earth. The rose remains beautiful, even missing that one petal. To read complete prose chose above button “click here” .
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I am Indigenous Cree/Metis. Main accomplishments:
1) Mary and her Metis Grandma: a coming-of-age story. Based on true stories, this is a gripping work of auto-fiction / biography and memoir that results in historical accountability.
Filled with wisdom, grit and honesty, this is the journey of a Métis teenager overcoming personal grief, family traumas, witnessing the pain of others, and experiencing the healing power of a Grandma’s love.
Instead of succumbing to self-pity, Mary rises above her presumed narrative with courage and love as her Grandma takes Mary under her wing to guide her into the mature woman she will become.
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2) Moon Water: a documentary about the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls. Moon Water was distributed primarily to educational institutions throughout N. America.
My childhood was spent in Jasper, Alberta, surrounded by nature. My amazing mother encouraged me to write stories and paint or draw pictures for her; she was my first teacher.
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