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Teresa Kameroff

Housewife

Teresa Kameroff has been a housewife for many years. She doesn't have a job but is employed by her husband. Training was necessary because she had to learn how to cook, clean and put away food for the year. She learned this by watching her grandmother and mother. She also has a high school education.

Teresa's work takes place mostly at home; She cooks and cleans about 3 to 6 hours a day and takes care of her grandson the rest of the time. She works most of the time with her family. She is her own boss and does not have a salary.

Four important responsibilities are taking care of her children and grandchild, making sure the house is clean, making sure food is on the table and also that food is stored away during the summer. The best thing about her job is putting away food such as berries and dried fish and watching her grandson grow up. The worst thing about her job is cleaning up a messy house, and sometimes she feels overworked.

Her advice for younger people is, "Live your cultural life like putting away fish and berries and don't depend on store-bought food."

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Darcy Kameroff

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