Terese Marie Mailhot is from Seabird Island Band. Her work has been featured in Pacific Standard, Guernica, Medium, Buzzfeed, Elle, and elsewhere. She is the author of the New York Times Bestseller "Heart Berries: A Memoir."
“Terese, if you want to sit by a window, just do it!” I fear that what I experienced is still being done to children and youth, and the impact is lasting.