Shari Harper was born in 1997 in St. Boniface Hospital in Manitoba. She is Native and speaks Ojibwe/English. She has three siblings - two brothers and one sister - and grew up in Garden Hill, Manitoba before moving to Thompson in 2003 and then Winnipeg in 2005. Some of her favorite memories involve her younger brother Hayden, who was born close to her birthday in 2003. She finds it difficult to be away from her large extended family in Garden Hill. For her future, Shari's goal is to become a police officer so she can help people and solve problems in her community.

1. Shari Harper 8-73
My story Rough Draft #2
I am a story. You are a story . my story begins on march 28 1997 in St Boniface hospital when I was born
two days later my mom went on a plane to go up north. My full name is Shari Nerene Harper. I’m native
and I speak Ojicree/English. I’m the second of the youngest of four. I have two brothers, Lyle Harper
who is 18 years old he goes to DMCI and a senior , My younger brother Hayden Harper 8 years old
attends at school at principal sparing. My only other sister Telsha Harper who is 17 years old attends at
DMCI who is a senior also. My Dads name is Marcel Harper who is 38 years old and works as a civil
engineering assistant. My mom who is 36 years old stays home and takes care of us . I have two
grandmas, two grandpas, 7 aunties, 7 uncles, and 37 cousins. I love every single person! I grew up in
Garden Hill , Manitoba and moved to Thompson in 2003. I then moved to Winnipeg in September 2005.
My favourite things are pandas, cows, and clothes. If you really know me, I am loud but weird thing is I
am shy. This is My 1st chapter of my story the next is, Well read some more!
My specific memory is when my brother Hayden was born in march 24 2003 four days before my
birthday. This is my favourite memory because I WANTED a baby brother so I could teach him how to a
bike which my sister and I taught him to ride his bike that day I remember him saying “I did it look at
me!” with a big smile on his face. Then days later he fell off his bike on the back alley he had blood on
his head on that day I regret going on a bike ride. My sister and I Taught him new things. He is 8 now and
sometimes he’s really annoying but I love my brother. My family has been Fantastic, amazing, and
wonderful/ My most meaningful thing in my whole like is when I moved to Thompson and Winnipeg I
couldn’t see my cousins , my grandpas, grandmas , Aunties, and uncles. I only get to see them in
summer, winters or if they see a doctor in Winnipeg. It’s really hard that I can’t see them whenever I
want because I have so many memoires with them lots of fights and Laughter. One time I went to
Garden Hill Manitoba I went to my aunties and my little cousins (3-9) where waiting for my sister and I
when ever we went they would follow us and when ever we sat on the chars they wanted to sit on my
lap and my sisters and they would fight over my lap so my sister and I would take half each of my little
cousins and sit in our laps! I love them so much. This is my other chapter of my story.
My Goal for the future is to go police officer and graduate. I have chosen to pursue a career as a police
officer because I want to help people and solve problems or crimes. So hopefully I will be determined to
try and reach my goals of becoming a police officer. My full story is yet unfinished.