Intertribal Life Newspaper -

I was part of the Sixties Scoop generation and so although I am Indigenous, I grew up in a different world, compared to my relatives on the reserve. Growing up in the city, we used to have company over to our house on a regular basis-especially on Saturday night. My parents were also part of a church bowling league and so on Saturday night my brother and sister would babysit me and have authority over me for that night.

As I got older, I would go to youth night, where we would spend time together either at the church or someone's house, usually followed by a Bible study of some sort with the y...