by chris | Sep 18, 2022 | My Adoption Story
After spending almost two weeks together, it was time to take the last leg of our journey to the reserve. Alderville First Nation is located on Rice Lake, north of the 401 from Cobourg, Ontario. The drive is unimpressive and if you’re anything like me, getting off...
by chris | Sep 11, 2022 | My Adoption Story
I call the second leg of our trip “Bringing Linda Home” because that was how I felt when I was 16 and she was coming home to Ottawa with me. This time, bringing her home meant something very different. I was bringing her to our people’s home, our reserve. Growing...
by chris | Sep 4, 2022 | My Adoption Story
I feel like this is the best time to start writing again. Having retired and taking the summer off to completely relax was the best plan I think I’ve ever made. I needed the time to unplug from work life and remove all notifications from my phone to help me enter...
by chris | Jul 11, 2022 | My Adoption Story
The word Pow Wow is thought to have derived from the Algonquin language of Southeastern Canada. The traditional Narragansett words pau wau translates into the English language as “he or she dreams”. Another translation is from the Pawnee language meaning “to eat”,...
by chris | Apr 3, 2022 | My Adoption Story
Alexander, Sandy, Tex, San-Man and the list goes on of the many names we all fondly call him. It seems to go in stride with a man who is always singing and calling all of us our chosen nicknames fondly named to us. Sandy was born in Greely in 1962, being the...
by chris | Mar 13, 2022 | My Adoption Story
Alec and Judy were my in-laws and the beautiful grandparents to Blain and Brooke. Little did I know that the first day I went to their home in Greely, that I would end up being their daughter-in-law, living in my first home across the street. Left to Right: Bill,...
