Agnes Mitchell was born on August 17, 1953 in Aklavik, Northwest Territories. In her youth, she lived with her parents, Eliza and Hyacinthe Andre, in a camp at Tree River, about 73 kilometres from Tsiigehtchic, upstream on the Mackenzie River. During that time, she learned to work in the bush, and to tan and sew hides. <\/p>\n
Agnes married Harold Mitchell on August 31, 1981, in Tsiigehtchic. They had four children and lived for a few years in Inuvik before moving to Tsiigehtchic. Harold passed away in 1993. <\/p>\n
Agnes speaks Gwich\u2019in and English, and is an accomplished sewer of Gwich\u2019in traditional crafts. She now lives in Edmonton and works at Larga Home, a residence for patients from the North. <\/p>\n
Source:<\/strong> Adapted from Heine et al., Gwichya Gwich\u2019in Googwandak<\/em>, 2007<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Agnes Mitchell was born on August 17, 1953 in Aklavik, Northwest Territories. In her youth, she lived with her parents, Eliza and Hyacinthe Andre, in a camp at Tree River, about 73 kilometres from Tsiigehtchic, upstream on the Mackenzie River. … Continue reading