Here is a wonderful example - Lyana Patrick.
Lyana Patrick wanted to be a doctor so that she could help fellow members of the Carrier Nation with their health. After much thought, and a thought-provoking conversation with Dr. Leonie Sandercock, a UBC School of Community and Regional Planning professor, she decided to pursue a Ph.D. in community planning.
To most people, switching from medicine to community planning is a complete 180, but not to Lyana. “Planning, some people argue is about land use, infrastructure, transit, all sorts of things,” she says, “But in First Nation’s communities, you can change the entire infrastructure, but unless you deal with health inequities, unless you look at the historical experiences of trauma, the Indian residential school system, and all subsequent things like disconnection from culture and each other, unless those issues are addressed, it will be difficult to create long-lasting change in communities.”
View Lyana's profile in the Meet our Students section of this website.