USask student instrumental in growing Métis community on campus
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(USask), went from a concept to having over 100 Métis students in their group. And much of that growth and success is thanks to Chelsea Ochoa.
On March 10, Ochoa was recognized for her impact on the Métis community with a USask Indigenous Achievement Award for Leadership.
A fourth year Métis student in the final year of her Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Psychology, Ochoa grew up in a home where she felt connected to her Métis culture, and wanted to help establish that same cultural connectedness on campus.
“There’s a lot of Métis youth that don’t have that opportunity – a lot who grow up with parents or grandparents who suppressed who they were. Now that we’re in a new environment on campus, we have to put in that work to reclaim our identity and cultural belonging,” said Ochoa.
