Schooldays

Age 11, Joni moved to Saskatoon.

While she was not interested in traditional academic studies, Joni flourished in music and art.

She said: "I think at that time there was very good academic opportunity. However, I was only interested in art - painting and music and things which weren't supplied by the school system until a later time. I went back to my high school last summer and found it to be extremely progressive - theatre in the round, advanced study rooms with provision for video tape, individual music practice rooms, a fairly advanced musical school, two classes devoted to fine arts."