Shirley Backstrom

Born and raised in Amber Valley and Edmonton, AB. Spent 34 years in the North West Territories. Raising her 6 children, 2 of whom were adopted as infants in the NWT, she devoted herself to volunteering with activities surrounding family, faith, youth and community life: music, sports and arts &...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: (Interviewer), Shirley Backstrom (Interviewee)
Format: Still Image
Language:unknown
Published: 2019
Subjects:
Black History > Indigenous > Metis History > Northwest Territories (NWT) > Racism > Amber Valley
AB > Toles Schoolhouse > Education > Pioneer > Farming > World War 1 (WW1) > Church > Edmonton
AB > Canadian Royal Purple > Colinton
AB > Athabasca
AB > Athabasca Native Friendship Centre > Youth > Baseball
Africa/Slavery
Northwest Territories
Metis
Online Access:https://arcabc.ca/islandora/object/au%3A96166/datastream//download
https://arcabc.ca/islandora/object/au%3A96166
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Summary:Born and raised in Amber Valley and Edmonton, AB. Spent 34 years in the North West Territories. Raising her 6 children, 2 of whom were adopted as infants in the NWT, she devoted herself to volunteering with activities surrounding family, faith, youth and community life: music, sports and arts & crafts. She continues to do so across the areas of: Athabasca, Colinton and Amber Valley. She is a proud member of the Royal Purple, Colinton Seniors and Athabasca Native Friendship Centre.

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