Diem Marchand-Lafortune is a powerful Plains Cree Horizon-Dancer and Jewish Renaissance woman who describes herself as “Crewish”. Years of work on legal issues related to forced relinquishments of newborns and their disappearance into the system via an inhumane adoption industry came to fruition with the release of Senator Eggleton’s report: This Shame is Ours Canada. She is accomplished in many areas: she is an award winning singer-songwriter, published poet and writer, Canada Council awarded photographer, a recognized activist and a respected advocate.  In November 2019 D.M. visited us at Crestwood, taking part in our Towards reconciliation symposium.