{"id":663,"date":"2013-07-18T20:37:34","date_gmt":"2013-07-19T04:37:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bw-vic42.demoing.info\/?p=663"},"modified":"2023-12-03T19:24:02","modified_gmt":"2023-12-04T03:24:02","slug":"gray-smith-monique","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vic42.com\/gray-smith-monique\/","title":{"rendered":"Human spirit , our resiliency, and mutual needs shine in story of hope"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.kb-row-layout-id663_3140a3-2a > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id663_3140a3-2a > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id663_3140a3-2a > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);max-width:var( --global-content-width, 1290px );padding-left:var(--global-content-edge-padding);padding-right:var(--global-content-edge-padding);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 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data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading663_adc43e-3a\">Resulting from numerous events in Canada which impacted her family, Monique Gray Smith grew up with the silent shame of internalized racism unable to identify with her culture as a First Nations child. <\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading663_71dd98-7a, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading663_71dd98-7a[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading663_71dd98-7a\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading663_71dd98-7a mark, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading663_71dd98-7a[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading663_71dd98-7a\"] mark{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading663_71dd98-7a wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading663_71dd98-7a\">Thankfully Monique\u2019s precious being shines today through characters wisely written in her inspiring novel <a 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Loosely based on her own journey, Tilly also marks historical events of immense cultural impact. <\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading663_3250f7-92, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading663_3250f7-92[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading663_3250f7-92\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading663_3250f7-92 mark, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading663_3250f7-92[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading663_3250f7-92\"] mark{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading663_3250f7-92 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading663_3250f7-92\">Monique witnessed first-hand resiliency of human spirit, both working on acute psychiatric wards in Vancouver and in her business, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.littledrum.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Little Drum Consulting<\/a>; each reflected her exploration to self-acceptance. 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