Final Project by Markku (Marja-Leena) Corbett
Shaylene Lakey, a Blackfoot woman from Siksika Nation in Alberta, lost her mother at the age of five and spent her early years moving from place to place with her father and younger brother (Lakey, 2023). Food, clothing, shelter, and school were inconsistent for Shaylene during these years, leading to her placement in the foster care system. In foster care, her basic needs were met and she was able to regularly attend school. While she has loving memories of times with her dad, she recalls feeling a sense of relief when she was placed in foster care as it provided her with greater stability. However, these feelings of relief were accompanied by shame, as it meant no longer living with her father. [Quarter at bottom left for scale] [Playing with shadows] Shaylene’s foster mother was Dutch and raised Shaylene for the remainder of her childhood in Vernon, B.C., removed from her culture, family, and home territory (Lakey, 2023). As such, Shaylene is considered part of the Millennium S...
