in 1935, the family moved to saint-majorique-de-grantham, near drummondville, where integration to the community was difficult – here, she and her siblings (being of abenaki heritage on their father’s side) experienced the prejudices experienced by many first nations children that were incessant and often violent. although she learned to defend herself well, she ultimately preferred solitude. to escape the hate that surrounded her, she created her own happier worlds, drawn in her schoolbooks.