More Innu women will be entering the K-12 classroom as teaching assistants this Fall after completing Nipissing University’s Indigenous teacher assistant diploma program. CBC reports that 11 Innu women completed the program, including Julianna Rich, who began the program at age 60 despite losing much of her own language “because I’m here for the Innu here in school.” Graduate, Bernadette Piwas told CBC that she hopes to inspire Innu children and teach them about their culture. “I got 12 grand kids and I want to show them, even if you don’t believe in yourself, you got to,” said Piwas. “It comes from your heart. You got to do it.”
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