Wendy is a forty-seven-year-old Indigenous woman, mother, wife and grandmother. She is a member of the Canoe Lake Cree First Nation, located in Saskatchewan, but recently relocated her family to Fort McMurray, Alberta.

Twenty-six-year-old Tyrone, from Fort McMurray 468 First Nation, successfully completed Athabasca Tribal Council’s (ATC) Security Guard Training Program, ultimately securing employment which was his goal when he started.

Forty-nine-year-old Norma is a mother and grandmother from Fond Du Lac First Nation in Saskatchewan. It was in Saskatchewan where she graduated from high school, and went on to complete her Heavy Equipment Operator course.

Tammy is a forty-nine-year-old Qalipu First Nations member who recently participated in the Indigenous Security Guard program after hearing a radio advertisement promoting the program.

JoAnn is a 47-year-old Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation member who completed the Security Guard training program after seeing it advertised on Athabasca Tribal Council’s Facebook page.

Fallon is a 36-year-old from the Neskonlith Indian Band of the Secwepemc Nation of British Columbia. From reading a Facebook post made on the Athabasca Tribal Council’s (ATC) Facebook page about the Security Services program, Fallon was able to register and participate in this program.