TansiVanessa Tait

O‐pipon‐na‐piwin Cree Nation

(South Indian Lake), Manitoba

My educational journey…

STRUGGLES AND CHALLENGES….

Loneliness

Fear

Afraid

Tears

No comfort

No mom, dad, brother, sister, childhood friends….

Bullied

Safety

Negative influences

SurvivalDiscrimination

Racism

No where to go

Culture ShockNo family support

MY HOME AND FAMILY

Leaving my home community

Community 

School in community

Leaving family

Leaving Family

Leaving home…

…for high school

Frontier Collegiate InstituteValedictorian

High School Buds

University time….

…beginning stages of university

REACHING AND FULFILLING MY DREAM AND GOAL

Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) DegreeMajor

Aboriginal Business Studies

Meet new friends, family and community….

Meet new friends, family and community….

Coming together….

From this……

To this……

It’s worth THE CLIMB!