Christine Smillie-Adjarkwa (Naawe Giizhigoo Kwe)
My name is Christine Smillie-Adjarkwa and my Spirit name is Naawe Giizhigoo Kwe (Centre of the Sky Woman) and I am from the Otter Clan. I am originally from the Sault Ste Marie area but have lived most of my life in Vancouver and Toronto. My background is Metis, Anishinaabe and Celtic, with matrilineal ties to Garden River Reserve, ON. I am the mother of 3 and Nokomis (Grandmother) to 3. My Ph.D. studies are at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, Leadership, Higher and Adult Education Program with a Collaborative Program in Indigenous Health.