And how I changed. At first I was kabloona or white person. Then I became merilee as Inuktitut, the Eskimo language, transformed the English sounds of Marilyn, the name I carried with me. In time, I discovered there are other ways to learn. Sleeping on Mountains With the Rocky Mountains as backdrop and tea and homemade pan bread on her kitchen table in front of us, Sophie Thomas told me how she became a healer.
Some people are good parents, others are good with medicines.
I was chosen when I was young to learn about plants and how they can help us. Grandmother sent me to sleep on the edge of a mountain. It made me strong. I too wanted to discover what I might become. I had no grandmother to guide me, but I could go to Ruby Mountain.