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<\/a>Manomie is an Inuk woman born in Iqaluit, Nunavut. She was a part of the Sixties Scoop, which forcibly removed Indigenous children from their homes and communities to be assimilated into non-Indigenous culture. (Despite the name, the Scoop started in the \u201850s and lasted until 1991.)\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cI was adopted at birth to a non-Indigenous woman and I was actually made to go to a Christian school, so I didn\u2019t really learn about Indigenous heritage or my Inuit background at all, until I started at Camosun,\u201d she says. \u201cThis is the most I\u2019ve learned about Indigenous ways of living and knowing and being, and it finally feels right.\u201d<\/p>\n Growing up, Manomie struggled in a culture which was prejudiced against Indigenous people, and her life took a turn for the worse. However, she was able to turn things around by searching for education that taught her more about her heritage.<\/p>\n \u201cRacism was big, and I feel like there\u2019s not much to do in small towns, so drinking and partying starts at a very young age, and that just kind of led into bad choices, and I did have a bout of homelessness, and that\u2019s kind of why I didn\u2019t finish high school,\u201d says Manomie. \u201cBut then I went to the Native Education College in Vancouver about six years ago, and it just kind of went from there. But I honestly didn\u2019t take things seriously until I started my sobriety journey.\u201d<\/p>\n Manomie says that going back to her hometown and reconnecting with her community was very impactful, and when she was laid off due to COVID, it gave her the impetus to find a new path.<\/p>\n \u201cI had the opportunity to fly back up north three years ago, to Iqaluit, Nunavut, and met my whole family, and that was very life-changing. I actually became clean and sober about two and a half years ago, and I wanted more out of my life,\u201d she says. \u201cI was in the hospitality industry for about 10 years, and it wasn\u2019t fulfilling at all, and when COVID hit, I was actually let go from my supervisory position at a restaurant, and I thought, maybe this is the time to look back into school.\u201d<\/p>\n Finding a connection with other people has been a great positive influence, says Manomie, and it has allowed her to feel a sense of belonging.<\/p>\n \u201cI would say that community-based relationships is key in any type of learning, those relationships that you build with the old ones, or even just your classmates,\u201d she says. \u201cI think that\u2019s been the most impactful part of this all, that I can relate to so many others when I didn\u2019t really feel like I could relate to many people growing up.\u201d<\/p>\n Manomie believes in the power of faith while travelling down the road of life, and she feels fortunate to be a part of the Camosun community.<\/p>\n \u201cI feel that Creator has a path for all of us,\u201d she says. \u201cI\u2019m really learning how to trust the process, and it\u2019s not really in my hands. My path is set out for me now; I don\u2019t think I\u2019d be in this position if I wasn\u2019t at Camosun.\u201d<\/p>\n Correction: In this story, we originally said the Sixties Scoop ended in the late ’80s; it ended in 1991. We apologize for the mistake.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Camosun College student Katie Manomie has been awarded the BC Lieutenant Governor\u2019s Medal for Inclusion, Democracy, and Reconciliation. The program was created in 1979 to recognize students who excel in their schoolwork and contribute to their institution or community. 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