This First Person article is the experience of Stranger, an Inuk in Ottawa who changed his name from Dion Metcalfe to Aalla (Stranger in Inuktitut). For more information about CBC’s First Person stories, please see the FAQ.
I was born and baptized as Dion William Ephraim Metcalfe and that never really sat well with me.
I grew up in Ottawa going to Catholic schools and learning about Dutch culture because my Mom is from the Netherlands. On my dad’s side, I am an Inuk (one Inuit person), but I never learned about that.
I always felt confused and the names I was given never
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