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Elaine Ayoungman Clifton

Elaine Ayoungman Clifton was born on the Siksika First Nation (Blackfoot Reserve), Southern Alberta, in 1945. She attended Old Sun Anglican Indian Residential School for 10 years, went to high school in Calgary, and graduated with a B.A. in Anthropology and Psychology from the University of Manitoba. She was a potter and studied ceramics in studios in St. John’s (Newfoundland), Stockholm (Sweden), Winnipeg (Manitoba), and Melbourne (Australia).
“First One to Shine”: Reflections on My Indian Residential School Experience

“First One to Shine”: Reflections on My Indian Residential School Experience

This article was originally published August 11, 2026 on the C2C Journal website.  It is reposted with the author’s and journal's permission. If yo…
Elaine Ayoungman Clifton
August 18, 2026

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