Shirley Lazaruk is a retired registered nurse who is a fluent Cree speaker. She is originally from Waterhen Lake, Sask but has lived in the Slave Lake, AB area for decades.
As one of the only home care nurses who is fluent in nehiyawewin, Shirley was often consulted to also interpret for doctors. Shirley chats with us about some health care related words, some fun words that are common to us and also taught us how to say hippopotamus!
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