Michele Landon, Clerk Typist II
About Me
Aboriginal barriers
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"I'd say being an Aboriginal person in the city is a barrier. I had to do a lot better in school. I had to do a lot better in whatever I did, just to get past that barrier.
"I put my son in daycare, I got my own place, I started going to school. I did homework every night, I graduated with Honours. I just faced everything head on. If I didn't do that I wouldn't be here today.
"I went to Red River once time and I was asked to come back and give a little speech about what I did. And I just told them that it paid off. Look where I am now."