Growing up
Childhood
Growing up in Chisasibi was a fun experience, I was close with everyone back home. I spent most of my childhood outside; whether it be playing with friends, hunting, fishing and my personal favorite, camping.
Everyone knew everyone and it felt like no one was left out, at least as a kid it seemed that way. Whenever we played anything, everybody that was around was invited to join in.
High School
Our high school was very easy, as long as you showed up you practically move on to the next grade. Every memory I have of high school has to do with messing around with friends, school events and being excited to leave.
Our school didn’t have many people, in my sec 5 group we only had 11 people and by the end we had 7, we graduated with a total of 52 people if I remember correctly. It was a good ceremony, but we had to wear masks due to it being in 2021 and there were still concerns about covid.
Post High School
There isn’t much to do at post high school in Chisasibi. You only have two choices and those are to either work or further your education.
The types of jobs in Chisasibi are very limited, which is why I want to go somewhere else once I graduate from JAC. Due to the low graduation rate, most people decide to go straight into the workforce at a young age.
Not a lot of people that I know decide to go to college since they didn’t graduate high school and the ones that did usually prefer to go into a trade school rather than college.