ID
3391
Nationality
Canadian
Native American (Inuit)
Occupation
Advocate
American Sign Language teacher
Day-care worker
Summary
Born at Kujjuaq in northern Quebec; deaf at 9 months from illness; attended community school in Kujjuaq before going to the McKay Centre for the Deaf, Montreal, at age 11, remaining there until age 19. Stayed one more year in Montreal attending Rosemount High School, then returned to her home town. Miscellaneous jobs included teaching ASL classes and working for a Head Start day-care program that took both hearing and deaf children. Married to a hearing man.
References
Deaf Women of Canada, p.4.
Dates
1968-