miskâsowin (a spiritual journey to the center of yourself to find belonging)
My spiritual name is Ai’ssoo which translates to Warrior. My income tax name is, Gerald Ratt. I am a registered “Indian” under the Indian Act of 1876 with the federal government, I am a child of a survivor of Indian Residential School, and because of this I carry the pain and trauma that was inflicted onto my family, community, and Nation at the hands of church and government officials.