My name is Sarah Maatje Russ and I was born and raised in Vancouver, British Columbia. I identify as a First Nations person who belongs to the Haida Nation. I plan to at least minor in FNIS and major in literature. At this point in time, I want to major in literature because books have always been a great comfort to me and provided places for me to escape to when I need to tune out the rest of the world; I want to at least minor in FNIS because I want to learn more about this amazing community I identify with and I want to learn more about the other nations spread throughout Canada because I think it’s really interesting how each nation has their own traditions and ways of living. As excited as I am to learn about other groups of First peoples, I want to learn more about my own culture whether that be at UBC or from outside sources. By the time I’m done with university I want to know more about myself and be able to go into a field of work that interests me.