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Annie Firth-Jones, Hay River
From: Book of Hope
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In this chapter, Gwich’in woman Annie Firth-Jones recounts her life in Hay River, weaving together the legacy of residential schools, her discovery of repressed memories after the 2021 Kamloops remains finding, and her resilience through two cancer diagnoses.
Contributors
Agnes R. Pascal
Agnes Pascal is Tetlit Gwich’in, originally from Fort McPherson, Northwest Territories. She was custom adopted by her Jijii (grandfather) Ronnie and Jijuu (grandmother) Laura Pascal at birth. Her Jijii died of cancer a year and half later. She lives in Inuvik, where she founded the Inuvik Cancer Support group in 2018 after being diagnosed with breast cancer. She is training to become a counsellor with Rhodes Wellness College. Agnes sees her upbringing, community, and family as her strengths. She's a mom to three young adults: Ronnie, Laura, and Seanna Pascal. Her children and her faith are her biggest motivations in life.
