Lisa’s story: One of so many lost as opioids claim Indigenous lives at alarming rate – CBC
Feb 28, 2024
When Martin Iron Shirt thinks of his sister, Lisa Red Young Man, he immediately remembers one thing in particular: she had an open door policy for those in need.
She didn’t have much. But when people came knocking, she would always give.
“She allowed them into her home. Gave them a place to sleep. She was always so friendly and smiling, joking around,” Iron Shirt said.
Life on Piikani Nation hadn’t been easy for Iron Shirt and Red Young Man, especially because they had grown up very poor.
But Iron Shirt saw his sister as being resilient and compassionate: whether working as a security guard for the nation or as a receptionist at Piikani Housing, she did it all with a friendly smile.
