The Anishinaabe are guided by the Seven Grandfather Teachings—Love, Bravery, Humility, Wisdom, Honesty, Respect, and Truth. In Seven Truths, we explore each teaching through the eyes of Anishinaabe storyteller Tanya Talaga, and through the lives and experiences of people she’s proud to know. These truths, told through contemporary stories, help us find common ground here on Turtle Island, so that we can live together, justly.
Little did physician Michael Kirlew know that a last-minute residency in Sioux Lookout would lead to 13 years of providing medical care to First Nations People in a town that once had an “Indian Hospital,” a tool of apartheid. Dr. Kirlew, a Black Canadian, found a deep and meaningful purpose in his life when he moved to Sioux Lookout. It’s an experience that profoundly shaped his views on what it means to lead a life of wisdom.
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