These years away from home were difficult, and she moved back to Kuujjuaq at the age of eighteen, to work in the community’s healthcare centre. Sheila Watt-Cloutier lived a traditional Inuit way of life until the age of ten, until she was sent away by the Canadian government to attend schools in Nova Scotia, Manitoba, and finally high school in Ottawa. Her brother, Charlie Watt, was appointed to the Canadian Senate in 1983 where he was senator for 34 years and was awarded an Officer of the National Order of Quebec in 1984. Her mother, Daisy Watt (1922-2002), was an interpreter and a great accordion player. In 1957, her family moved across the river to what was known as Fort Chimo, a former American military base. Sheila Watt-Cloutier, also written Siila Watt-Cloutier, was born in Kuujjuaq, formally known as Old Fort Chimo, in 1953. Environmental activist, essayist and politician born in Kuujjuaq (Nunavik) in 1953.
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