Aboriginal
Perspectives

Dr. Alika Lafontaine, Physician

Link to: Introduction (Video 1)
Tarijagaksait Introduction (Video 1)
Link to: What was a home schooling experience like? (Video 2)
Tarijagaksait What was a home schooling experience like? (Video 2)
Link to: What subject areas did you like? (Video 3)
Tarijagaksait What subject areas did you like? (Video 3)
Link to: When did you decide to become a physician? (Video 4)
Tarijagaksait When did you decide to become a physician? (Video 4)
Link to: How did you go about becoming a physician? (Video 5)
Tarijagaksait How did you go about becoming a physician? (Video 5)
Link to: How has your experience been at the University of Saskatchewan? (Video 6)
Tarijagaksait How has your experience been at the University of Saskatchewan? (Video 6)
Link to: What are the essential math skills for a physician? (Video 7)
Tarijagaksait What are the essential math skills for a physician? (Video 7)
Link to: How does your heritage influence your practice? (Video 8)
Tarijagaksait How does your heritage influence your practice? (Video 8)
Link to: What do you see as health issues facing the Aboriginal community? (Video 9)
Tarijagaksait What do you see as health issues facing the Aboriginal community? (Video 9)
Link to: Talk about your experience in becoming Canada's next great Prime Minister (Video 10)
Tarijagaksait Talk about your experience in becoming Canada's next great Prime Minister (Video 10)

Métis

In his interview Dr. Alika Lafontaine makes wide ranging comments on his educational experiences and practice as a physician. He talks about being labeled with a learning disability, his subsequent home schooling, his undergraduate days in the Faculty of Science at the University of Regina and his medical training at the University of Saskatchewan. He discusses his role models, how his Métis heritage influences his practice as a physician and comments on winning the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's annual "Canada's Next Great Prime Minister" contest in 2008.

 

Links:

Meet Alika Lafontaine, Canada’s Next Great Prime Minister

Canada's Next Great Prime Minister Entry on YouTube

Youth recipient of the 1999 National Aboriginal Achievement Award

University of Saskatchewan College of Medicine Aboriginal Programs

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