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Donna Pinay had four kids, a grandchild and a job, but that didn't stop her from attending university and making a success of it.

The 40-year old single mother was one of 99 students who graduated May 26 from the Saskatchewan Indian Federated College.

Pinay and many others overcame hardships and challenges to earn their degrees, diplomas and certificates. Pinay, who is from the Peepeekisis First Nation, started university four years ago. She completed her BA in English, but it wasn't easy.

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The Natives really are restless. Just ask George Calliou, executive director of the native Student Centre at the University of Calgary.

He says they are trying to touch base with as many former students as possible. Calliou realizes they're spread far and wide throughout the country and even down in the U.S.A.

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The Natives really are restless. Just ask George Calliou, executive director of the native Student Centre at the University of Calgary.

He says they are trying to touch base with as many former students as possible. Calliou realizes they're spread far and wide throughout the country and even down in the U.S.A.

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Linda Wesley has a message for the people who told her she wasn't smart enough to be a nurse.

"Tell them they were wrong."

If there is one word the describes Wesley it is survivor. What's so fascinating about this cheerful, determined woman is that she refuses to let the adversity in her life keep her down.

Born in Quebec, Wesley moved at an early age to Moose Factory with her family.

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Linda Wesley has a message for the people who told her she wasn't smart enough to be a nurse.

"Tell them they were wrong."

If there is one word the describes Wesley it is survivor. What's so fascinating about this cheerful, determined woman is that she refuses to let the adversity in her life keep her down.

Born in Quebec, Wesley moved at an early age to Moose Factory with her family.

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This is a story of hope and optimism. The future of the Beauval Indian Education Centre in Saskatchewan, and the students it houses, is bright.

The Beauval Indian Education Centre is a school for Aboriginal people. BIEC is under the administration of the director Mr. Gary Frank Mirasty who is also a former student. A place where education takes on many forms, and fits the special requirements of the people, not the other way around.

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This is a story of hope and optimism. The future of the Beauval Indian Education Centre in Saskatchewan, and the students it houses, is bright.

The Beauval Indian Education Centre is a school for Aboriginal people. BIEC is under the administration of the director Mr. Gary Frank Mirasty who is also a former student. A place where education takes on many forms, and fits the special requirements of the people, not the other way around.

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Robert Lafontaine is doing a job he enjoys. Lafontaine works as a tenant councilor for the Gabriel Housing Corporation in Regina.

He got the job through the Metis Housing Administration Program, which ended on June 6 when Lafontaine and nine other students graduated.

Lafontaine first heard about the 16-month program through the Yorkton Parkland Native Outreach Centre. He had a varied background in the housing industry and thought by applying for the program he would satisfy his need to further himself in the industry.

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Robert Lafontaine is doing a job he enjoys. Lafontaine works as a tenant councilor for the Gabriel Housing Corporation in Regina.

He got the job through the Metis Housing Administration Program, which ended on June 6 when Lafontaine and nine other students graduated.

Lafontaine first heard about the 16-month program through the Yorkton Parkland Native Outreach Centre. He had a varied background in the housing industry and thought by applying for the program he would satisfy his need to further himself in the industry.

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It was a long, hard haul. Some students believed that they shouldn't have been there, that they hadn't earned the right to attend law school.

But their determination proved otherwise - to themselves and others. And the first graduating class of the University of Alberta's Indigenous Law Program gathered June 12 to congratulate each other on completing this sometimes overwhelming task.