Alice Daphne March

My name is Alice Daphne March, named for my father’s mother. I grew up in Gillams, a small community in the Bay of Islands, within Mi’kmaq territory, on the West Coast of Newfoundland. Gillams is a beautiful place, with the mountains across the bay. We used to hang out at the Overfalls, the place where the fresh water meets the ocean. We would take lunch with us and go there for the day to swim and hang out when I was young. Some days I couldn’t go because I had to mind the store that my mom...