Page 16 | Spring 2022
Why become a teacher ? To be a role model
“ A teacher should be someone that students look up to for the rest of their lives .
Someone who is a role model . I want to be a role model .”
Nahanni Rose
Nahanni Rose is just finishing up her first year in the elementary teacher education program . She has an interesting story about her journey to here and now , and why she decided to become a teacher .
A story can be told about each of Nahanni Evelyn Rose ( Adams- Lindberg )’ s names , which is not surprising when you consider that she was named by her mother , Carol Rose GoldenEagle , the 9th poet laureate of Saskatchewan . She was named after the Nahanni River located near Yellowknife , in
Photo credit : Shuana Niessen
Canada ’ s beautiful North West Territories ( NWT ). Yellowknife is where Nahanni spent her early years until the end of Grade 6 , when her family moved to Saskatchewan . " Nahanni " is a Dene word that means " strong rock ," referring to a large rock that juts out of the Virginia Falls on the Nahanni River . www2 . uregina . ca / education / news