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Catherine Boucher, Fort Resolution
From: Book of Hope
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In this chapter, Catherine Boucher of Fort Resolution recounts her rare cancer diagnosis in October 2003 and her subsequent recovery through traditional Dene spruce gum medicine, a practice passed down by her grandfather, Boniface Boucher Jr.
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.
