Her stories also relayed the experience of living in the north of Canada. Her stories relayed the horrors of the residential school system in terms that could be understood by young readers. Pokiak-Fenton co-wrote a number of books with her daughter-in-law, Christy Jordan-Fenton. According to her daughter-in-law she received a traditional tattoo of a caribou at age 81. Pokiak-Fenton had changed to using the name Margaret as a child and no longer felt a connection to her culture due to the assimilation process enforced at the residential school.

Olemaun means the stone that sharpens an ulu knife. Pokiak-Fenton returned to using her birth name of Olemaun at the age of 80. When Pokiak-Fenton wrote her first book and began to speak at schools and libraries, many people in Canada did not know about residential schools. Encouraged by her daughter-in-law Christy Jordan-Fenton, she told her story of the hardships of residential school so her grandchildren and other children would learn the truth of the experiences. Pokiak-Fenton would not speak about her experience in residential school for much of her life, however after writing Fatty Legs she began to speak more about her experience. read the books of olemauns life to have more information. Her book, Fatty Legs, was initially sold only at the Farmers' Market. John where she was locally famous for her beadwork, embroidery, and bannock.

Pokiak-Fenton was a fixture at the farmers' market at Fort St. John, British Columbia, where they raised a family of eight children. Lyle was working on the DEW Line Project. In Tuktoyaktuk, she also met Lyle Fenton, her future husband. Later she began her work for the Hudson's Bay Company. Although she had a challenging time at the Immaculate Conception residential school, she returned to school to accompany her younger sisters. After two years of schooling, Pokiak-Fenton moved back to her family, which was in Tuktoyaktuk at the time.

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