Jackie Traverse knew at a very young age that she would one day be an artist. She was inspired in part by her 14 year old uncle who was always making art. In spite of her family being torn apart in the ‘60s scoop with her siblings being removed from the family, she was always drawing and making art growing up. A member of Lake St. Martin First Nation, she grew up in poverty in the North End and said she had fond memories of visiting her granny on Pritchard Avenue near McGregor.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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