Baedahben Nemki Kwe is Turtle Clan and a Citizen of Alderville First Nation. Her mother was born into her father’s Anishinaabe family. Shirley was born on reserve and was brought into the world through the love and kindness of an old traditional midwife. Her rich maternal ancestral legacy is through Six Nations, Tyendinaga, and Oneida — to which she attributes her capacity to thrive post-sixties scoop.
Shirley has worked within the community for several decades, supporting development, governance, and implementing a specific program for one’s journey of reclamation of the Good Mind and support to life of joy and peace. She holds in her heart bundle an immense love for all familial and community circles.
