Clare-ity

Kokum wisdom for the 21st Century

All My Stories

14. Urban Work 1987-89

After nearly ten years with MSB, I quit. We had moved to LaRonge for my husband’s work, and I couldn’t find work there. I was on...

Mar 24, 202213 min read

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13. George Gordon First Nation 1984-87

I married in 1983 to a man from George Gordon First Nation. When I was done University in May, 1984, I was pregnant and we moved to a...

Mar 24, 202210 min read

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12. University 1981-84

At the office, another nurse had arrived, Diane Wilson. She was a tiny woman, but a fireball. She told me in no uncertain terms that I...

Mar 24, 20228 min read

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11. Beauval 1982

In the summer of 1982, I was assigned to work up north. I lived in the community of Beauval, and worked at the Canoe Lake First Nation...

Mar 24, 20228 min read

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10. Getting a degree 1981-84

I had been working close to four years with MSB in the same place. In the two-nurse office, there had been a large turnover of staff – I...

Mar 23, 20224 min read

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9. Water and other issues 1977-81

Yellowquill and Kinistin First Nation were both Saulteaux reserves. Yellowquill was much bigger, with about 800 people and Kinistin was...

Mar 23, 20226 min read

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8. Residential Schools 1977-81

I was aware of Residential Schools from the time I was young, I think. My grandfather went to the residential school in Lebret in early...

Mar 23, 20227 min read

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7. Poor Choices 1977-1981

I did have a CHR for a while at Yellowquill, but for most of four years, I didn’t have one. This was one community where I really could...

Mar 23, 20224 min read

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6. Lateral violence

I learned about lateral violence in the early 2000s. I had been witness to lateral violence since beginning my career, but I didn’t have...

Mar 23, 20224 min read

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Hi, I'm Clare!
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Walk a mile in lii sooyii moo (moccasins).

My stories are mostly about my career, the first Métis nurse in Saskatchewan. I spent about 20 years in nursing, and the next 20 as a manager. Follow along with me in my development from a 20-year old to a 60-year old. Share my struggles and my accomplishments!

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