They Knew Both Sides of Medicine

Born in 1912, Alice Ahenakew was brought up in a traditional Cree community in Saskatchewan. As a young woman, she married Andrew Ahenakew, a member of a prominent Saskatchewan family, who later became an Anglican clergyman. Alice's personal reminiscences include stories of her childhood, courtship and marriage, as well as an account of the 1928 influenza epidemic and encounters with a windigo.