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Verna Johnston, Nokomis
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From: Indigenous Toronto
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The story of Verna Johnston (Nokomis), who founded an Indigenous-run boarding house in Toronto and helped to create the Indigenous community that we know today in Toronto.
Contributors
Mnawaate Gordon-Corbiere
Mnawaate Gordon-Corbiere is Grouse clan and a member of M'Chigeeng First Nation. She is Ojibwe and Cree. Born in Toronto and raised in M'Chigeeng, in 2019 she obtained her BA in History and English from the University of Toronto. Since graduation, she has been working in the heritage sector with a focus on Indigenous history.