Delivering healing and hope after life on the streets – The Record

Clarence Cachagee is writing a book about his life in hopes his words and experiences will inspire others

KITCHENER — In his immaculate Kitchener apartment, Clarence Cachagee surrounds himself with artifacts of healing, such as drums, shakers and smudge pots, items that have deep cultural meaning for the 52-year-old.

For Cachagee they symbolize a life of renewal.

Cachagee is of Cree heritage and his story mirrors those of thousands of other Indigenous people who have been traumatized by broken families, drugs and alcohol addiction and homelessness, often as a result of the effects of residential schools.

With help from a writer friend, Seth Ratzlaff, plus a Waterloo Region Arts Fund grant, Cachagee is writing a book about his life in hopes that his words and experiences will inspire others.

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