Wanda ShawandaWanda Shawanda is an Urban Indigenous women who was born and raised ina big city in Ontario, Canada. Her roots stem from a Haudenasaunee Reserveclose to the city where she was brought up. She is a Mohawk mother of fourbelonging to the Bear Clan. Wand is an educated woman with a background inEarly Childhood Education, Concurrent Disorders, Sociology and Social Work.However, it was her personal life experiences with drugs, alcohol, and abuse thatinspired her to share her story in written form. She has gain much knowledgeby way of her Indigenous Traditional Teachings through Elder teachings, ceremonies and attending Indigenous healing programs. Wanda only shareswhat she had learned this far. Read More Read Less