Karen Lane

Inside the jail of supportive housing

My name is Karen Lane. I was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba and I have been in BC since I was 15 years old. My mother is Metís, Cree and French and my father is Black Cherokee. I had my first baby here when I was 16 years old. We lived in a bachelor apartment on the North Shore at the time, and when I was in college, my father would help me take care of the baby. (…)