#AccessUM News Archive
![Christie Lavallee, Access Program student](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Christie-Lavallee-8055-150x150.jpg)
Extended Education
Don’t let anything hold you back
April 4, 2019 —
“There was always someone to talk to, to help with my courses. It can be a bit daunting at first to ask for help, but I am not afraid to ask for help anymore. If I am struggling, everyone is there to help.” - Christie Lavallee
![Fred Shore demonstrates the complexities of loading a musket during your buffalo hunt.](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Fred-Shore-IMG_1754-150x150.jpg)
Extended Education
Indigenous storytellers share history and experience
March 29, 2019 —
“I love telling stories. That’s my thing. Where did I learn to do that? There are many teachers in my family. I am also part Irish, so, of course, I have the gift of the gab.” - Fred Shore
![Nelliane Cromarty (left to right), Wanbdi Wakita, and Stella Neff at the Feburary storytellers event](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Access-storytellers-EE-LK-150x150.jpg)
Extended Education
Indigenous stories share culture and identity
March 4, 2019 —
“We had our own beliefs about the world. We didn’t wait for the stories to come to us. We had our own. There was a lot of wisdom in what the storytellers told to us.” - Stella Neff
![Victoria McIntosh, Access student and artist](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Victoria-McIntosh-4847-150x150.jpg)
Extended Education
Grandmother from Sagkeeng goes back to school
February 27, 2019 —
"Access allowed me to have confidence in myself, to know I can do this. Someone is always here. I don’t feel alone.” - Victoria McIntosh, Access student