Kayla Morin is a third-generation student at the University of Alberta, Aboriginal Teacher Education program. Like many students this past year, Pimohteh Okisikow Iskwew (Woman who walks with the angels) has felt unbalanced in life due to the challenges brought on by the pandemic. She’s working to obtain her bachelor’s in education and join the long line of educators in her family. She hopes to be able to return to her community as a teacher and use her education to help the next generation, just like those in her family have. Kayla dreams do not stop there, she plans to pursue a master’s and a Doctorate.
Kayla has a strong relationship with culture and community and is a proud, engaged community member of the Enoch Cree Nation. She enjoys helping and participating within her community through cultural camps, cooking at feasts, and spending quality time with the Elders in her community. She credits her education for helping her learn new ways to weave Indigenous ways of doing and knowing into her future lessons and her family for showing a healthy life pathway, and giving her the strength, dedication, and resiliency to succeed.
