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  • Where Was God?

    Venus Cote|Updated Jan 20, 2025

    I was born and raised near Kamsack, Saskatchewan, in a place called Cote First Nation. It is home to Saulteaux people, related to Ojibway. When I was a toddler, something happened that would change everything for me. My mother, Charlotte, lived with a man who was fine when he was sober but very mean when he was drinking. When I was almost four years old, my mother died at his hands. I was old enough to see and know what had happened. My grandfather came to check on us the...