A lifelong resident of Minneapolis, Minnesota, Susan "Cricket" Fedorko (Grand Portage Band of Chippewa - Oijbwe) has contributed her writing to four anthologies on the subject of being adopted and has done numerous media interviews. Her Chippewa Oijbwe birthmother, a famous supermodel, died in 1997, a short distance from Susan's home. Suzie always knew she was adopted at the early age of 11 months. She discovers at the age of 40 who her biological family is. Suzie discovers her birth mother is the first Native American supermodel "Cathee Dahmen". Suzie is currently 64 and has been reunited with her biological birth family 24 years.
p.s. It amazes me that Suzie and I were both handled by Catholic Charities in Minnesota, and raised Catholic. We each called the agency when we became adults and they refused to help us. We had to fight to get information, which was very hard and traumatic for us but we found our families....I didn't know Suzie until years later but we have so much in common.- Trace (born in St. Paul, MN)
Suzie contributed her story to the book series Lost Children of the Indian Adoption Projects. Read Two Worlds, Book 1. She has an amazing story!
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