Eric Choquette is a 23-year-old Youth Mentor at Children North ECIP Inc. Eric is a Woodland Cree and member of the Lac La Ronge Indian Band. Eric has been working for Children North ECIP Inc. for nearly 3 years. Playing sports has been a big part of Eric’s life growing up and still is today. He enjoys going to the gym daily. Eric has a strong passion to help others. During high school, Eric had a job after school with the Growing Young Movers, Youth Development Program. After graduating from Churchill Community High School, Eric worked as an Educational Assistant until he got the opportunity to work at Children North ECIP Inc.
Tansi, nitha oma Rainy Roberts, a 25-year-old Woodland Cree woman from the Lac La Ronge Indian Band. “I been a youth mentor at Children North in La Ronge for the past year and a half. I enjoy the outdoors and reconnecting with my culture. I love my job and the children I work with. I don’t have any children of my own, but I treat all my clients as my family. Family is extremely important to me. I’ve been blessed with a family that loves and supports me with whatever path I choose to walk. I take pride in the work I’ve been doing in my home communities. I believe the youth are our future and with the right support and guidance, our indigenous youth can thrive. My goal is to be the person that I needed when I was young and going down the wrong path. Tiniki”.
Leticia Mirasty is 19 years old. “I’m originally from Little Red River Reserve and now living in La Ronge. I am attending my first-year university at NSITEP (Northern Saskatchewan Indigenous Teacher Education Program) which is a part of the University of Regina. I am enrolled in the Bachelor of Education. I work at Children North as a Youth Mentor. I have worked for Children North for a year, working with children. Growing up on a reservation was hard, with no support, or good role models to look up to. Everyone on the reservation was either drunk or high, so when growing up I kept to myself. I am an introvert and was bullied growing up for being the quiet kid. I have attempted suicide a few times in my early teen years. I was diagnosed with depression and anxiety at a young age, and I think this is what really keeps me connected to all children and teens. I do not want them to feel alone as I did at a young age with no one to look up to. After I’m done university, I plan on continuing my career at Children North as an Early Childhood Interventionist”.
