You Better Go See Geri: A Life History of an Odawa Substance Abuse Counselor U.S.A. History Sheelah McLean

Sheelah McLean

and the nation

and Kanadaise Uyarasuk

he loves spending time with Nali and with his uncle Jet

and highlights the contributions they make in Canada

You Better Go See Geri: A Life History of an Odawa Substance Abuse Counselor U.S.A. History Sheelah McLeanBorn into an Odawa family in Michigan in 1932, Frances Geri Roossien lived a life that is both ordinary and instructive. As a child, she attended Holy Childhood Boarding School; as an adult, she coped with her trauma through substance abuse; and in recovery she became a respected elder who developed tribally centered programs for addiction and family health, including the first Native American Recovery Group. While a graduate student, Andrea Riley