Northern Wildflower

Download or read book Northern Wildflower written by Catherine Lafferty and published by Fernwood Publishing. This book was released on 2018-11-01T00:00:00Z with total page 129 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Northern Wildflower is the beautifully written and powerful memoir of Catherine Lafferty. With startling honesty and a distinct voice, Lafferty tells her story of being a Dene woman growing up in Canada’s North and her struggles with intergenerational trauma, discrimination, poverty, addiction, love, and loss. Focusing on the importance of family ties, education, spiritualism, cultural identity, health, happiness, and the courage to speak the truth, Lafferty’s words bring cultural awareness and relativity to Indigenous and non-Indigenous readers alike, giving insight into the real issues many Indigenous women face and dispelling misconceptions about what life in the North is like.