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Finding Otipemisiwak

Andrea Currie

A Sixties Scoop survivor's journey back to her Nation and the truth of who she is Otipemisiwak is a Plains Cree word describing the Metis, meaning “the people who own themselves.” Andrea Currie was born into a Metis family with a strong lineage of...

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Opening Credits

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Dedication

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Epigraphs

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Author's Note

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Introduction

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Prelude: The Land I Belong To

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I: Mothered Othered

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I: Rob's First Arrival

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I: Living the Nightmare I

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I: Niizhoziibean—Two Rivers I

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I: Unmasked

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I: Living the Nightmare II

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I: Niizhoziibean—Two Rivers II

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I: Leaving My Body

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Interlude: Light Shadow Brother

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II: Stripped Down

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II: Living the Nightmare III

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II: Niizhoziibean—Two Rivers III

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II: Losing Rob the First Time

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II: Warp and Weft

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II: Child Abuse Math

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II: Niizhoziibean—Two Rivers IV

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II: Train Whistle Blowin'

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Interlude: When She Was White

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III: A Regrettable Unforgettable Christmas

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III: Blood Memory

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III: Niizhoziibean—Two Rivers V

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III: Rob's Second Arrival

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III: The Twilight Zone

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III: My First Client

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III: Letters

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III: The Moment

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III: The Phone Call

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III: The Day I Met My Mother

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III: Niizhoziibean—Two Rivers VI

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III: Wolf, Come In

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III: When My Sister Drums

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III: Two-Spirits?

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III: Songs and a Name

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III: Ceremony

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III: Another Brother

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III: Niagara Falls

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III: It's Not Who You Claim, It's Who Claims You

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III: The Rancher

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III: To Be Métis: One Woman's Journey

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Interlude: Elzéar Goulet

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IV: Cultural Blindness

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IV: A Great Honour on a Healer's Path

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IV: Family Visit

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IV: To the One Who Was My Gateway

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IV: How Old Am I Now?

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IV: How to Unravel a Life

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IV: Indigenous Pain

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IV: Sorry and Glad

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IV: Living/Room

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IV: Once Upon a Time in a Hospice

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Interlude: Bruised

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V: Drum Beats

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V: Niizhoziibean—Two Rivers VII

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V: A Few Questions

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V: You Weigh the Worth

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V: Point Michaud

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V: Stories Untold

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Postlude: A River People

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Acknowledgments

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About the Author

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Ending Credits

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