Success Stories
Nuez Acres is a female-led, indigenous-owned business that spans generations and connects the entire back of ‘Turtle Island.’ Every pecan is sustainability farmed and hand-picked in my wife’s father’s orchard. We export the nuts from Mexico to our processing facility in British…
I wanted to become an (LPN) nurse for as long as I could remember. MNBC helped make that happen by helping me through the whole process and taking the financial stress away. The monthly attendance check-ins were very easy as well. I now work full-time at our local hospital and I…
I have been taken into a very beautiful career as a Registered Health Care Assistant. I have had the opportunity to be with and help care for many wonderful souls. Each day is a reward, when I see the smiles and the Thank you’s from my Residents I know I am making a difference…
I always wanted to be a teacher but never thought I would have the means to go to university. I decided to take the leap and I began university in 2011. After a few years, I had my son and had to take some time off of school. After my second child was born, I decided it was time…
“I applied to MNBC for education sponsorship in my second year at Northern Lights College. After having my sponsorship approved, I earned an Associate of Arts in Health Studies without the added stress of getting into thousands of dollars worth of debt. Completing my Associates…
I was working at a yard when I decided to sign up for the Class 1 Driver Training. I get the Skills Training, Employment and Post-Secondary (STEPS) newsletter MNBC sends; that’s how I found out about the course.
I always knew MNBC had education opportunities; my sister and…
Tansii, I am a single mother of two young boys, ages six and seven. Being a single parent has its challenges. I was also raised by a single mother. My father passed away when I was 5 in a car accident. I am still finding my way out of the generational trauma of our ancestors. I…
I am Alberta Metis but moved to Vancouver at 17 to pursue my degree in oceanography at UBC. I have always been interested in ocean science since I was young and although moving to Vancouver from rural Alberta alone as a teenager was challenging, the funding that I got from MNBC…
MNBC and E.S.A.F. made my career choice a dream come true. In September 2008 I was given the opportunity to take part in a program that physically and mentally prepared me for a life on the railroad.
Through the course, I was given the opportunity to upgrade my occupational…
The Métis Nation provided me with funding to pursue my passion. Teaching Pilates to my community has been life-changing for me and my clients. Pursuing my dreams would not have been possible without the help that I had. I will forever be grateful for the opportunities that…