Carly Butler is an indigenous woman who was born in the US, but now lives in British Columbia. Carly grew up in a Christian environment characterized by fear: Fear of government, fear of persecution, and most of all, the fear of the apocalypse. That fear drove her mother to take her to Canada to escape the coming tribulation, and things progressed from there. Carly's life is an amazing story of resilience in the face of overwhelming trauma, and I'm really honoured that she's chosen to share it with us!

Content warnings: acute religious trauma, apocalypse fear, Covid conspiracies, homophobia, colonization and genocide of indigenous people, residential schools, the pope's 'apology' tour

Carly's article about residential schools and the Doctrine of Discovery: https://looselipsmag.com/narratives/anger-residential-schools-and-the-tragically-hip/
Carly's article about the pandemic and its effects on her family: https://carlyhutton.medium.com/the-kids-are-not-all-right-c9084303b82c

GoFundMe for Carly's family: https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-the-button-family