Being a Mi’kmaw nurse feels like stepping into a role shaped by fate. It’s about taking up spaces that were never designed for us and transforming them. It’s about reimagining healthcare to be more humane and individually focused—anchored in traditional values of respect, responsibility, and accountability. It feels like tapping into ancestral knowledge and power when I guide policies, break down barriers, and advocate for change.
My journey into nursing has been shaped by my life as a professional patient. I am where I am today because of the fierce advocacy of the matriarchs in my family. They stood by me, balancing medical and pharmaceutical interventions with Mi’kmaw practices and land-based medicines. Their strength and wisdom shaped my view of care and healing.
As a child, I dreamed of becoming a respirologist. But that dream shifted when my health took a rapid decline after high school. In my twenties, I found a new focus: nursing. I realized I wanted to care for people in a way that was both heart-first and hands-on.
