As a person who came from a small, isolated First Nations
community to attend highschool in Thunder Bay, Bobby Narcisse can
relate well to the difficulties experienced by his students.
Narcisse is an Education Counselor at Churchill Highschool who
helps Aboriginal youth adjust to the dramatically different
lifestyle they experience in the city highschool setting.
Narcisses goal is to keep his students in school and to allow
them to expand their horizons. His message is simple and direct:
"If I can do it...anyone can do it". Narcisse came to Thunder Bay
from Aeroland First Nations where he had lived in what he describes
as a shack without running water or electricity. He graduated from
St. Patricks highschool and has traveled to Venezuela and New
Zealand on various exchange programs. He credits his mother with
involving him in positive community activities and looks to provide
the same sort of encouragement to his students.
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