 Working along someone like Maria, it's a great sense of pride. She's just a great model of what a teacher is and what a teacher can be. Our Indigenous students are empowered because of the teachings that Maria Bernal brings into the classroom. Just the fact that she's so vocal about all these issues and she really spreads the word is what makes her so impactful in the school. When she talks to you, she's always supporting you and she always makes you feel like what you're doing is good. And being someone that's not of Indigenous ancestry to have that much passion is pretty cool to see. When the kids are so motivated and interested, it just pushes teachers and the schools to research more, to do more. All of this is a very natural and normal discussion for students today. It's kind of hard to be recognized for doing something that I love to do every single day.