Victoria
Matthews, mother of Lisa (1984), Lloyd (1982), | The
first time Victoria flew up to Sioux Lookout it was a very rushed ride. She flew
in the Air Ambulance to get to the Sioux Hospital where she gave birth to Lloyd.
She was there for eight days this time. When she flew down to Sioux the second
time, they flew her up two weeks in advance. She was up for a total of three weeks
that time. While she was there she felt homesick, she didn't like the rooms either
because she felt that they weren't private. Both times she was visited by Peggy
Sanders who took a picture and gave her a bonnet. After her second child she
started to work part time at the band office. She is now working full time. While
working she tried to teach her kids about the traditional ways, things like trapping,
hunting and cleaning your kills. Her son still does a considerable amount of hunting,
mainly geese. The thing that makes Fort Severn her community of choice is
the wildfood that is everywhere. One of the other most alluring aspects of the
region is that it is a big open area, you can go as far as the Manitoba border
with just a quad and some gas. There is a very powerful sense of freedom in the
community for that reason. She has also been there all of her life so she connects
strongly to it as her home. |
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