Raven May 7, 2006 R.I.P.

Raven smudged through pain and woe, then went home

By Warren Harbeck
The 19-year-old woman from British Columbia’s Sunshine Coast was bullied and mocked for much of her teen years because of her epileptic seizures. She finally found peace and respect during her last two years while living among the Stoney Nakoda community at Morley. In those two years, though not a preacher or missionary or evangelist — or anything more complicated than just being a teenager on a journey of self-discovery — she communicated far more effectively the meaning of Jesus’ words, “Blessed are the pure in heart,” than I ever have in all my 41 years with the Stoney Nakoda First Nation as a linguist and Bible translation consultant.

On May 12 we laid her to rest alongside elders whose lives defined the beauty of the Stoney way. Let me tell you about this amazing young lady.

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