b'Bridging the Gap:The Community-based Aboriginal Teacher Education ProgramThe Community-based Aboriginal Teacher Education Program (CATEP) is a joint venture betweenThe University of Winnipeg Faculty of Education, Manitoba Entrepreneurship, Training and Trade,and partner school divisions. This March, Brandy Racette, an EducationalCATEP was developed for Indigenous people Assistant (EA) in the Louis Riel School Divisioninterested in the teaching profession. The program (LRSD), graduated from the program. gives Indigenous educational assistants the opportunity to get their integrated Bachelor of The education part of the degree was easier, Arts and Bachelor of Education degree while said Brandy. Getting my BA, the math coursesworking full-time in an LRSD school.and learning to write a proper essay was a learning curve. But having that experience helped us in theI was working in early childcare and the money classroom setting. was terrible, said Brandy. My friend suggested 38'