International Women’s Day Portrait Series: Waneek Horn-Miller
A Bear Clan, Mohawk, warrior mother of three, Olympic water polo player, and one of North America’s most inspiring Indigenous speakers.
What does confidence mean to you?
Confidence means accepting yourself just as you are; the good, the bad, the ugly.
Building confidence is identifying the strengths that you have, and turning your weaknesses into strength -something that inspires you to always push yourself to be the best version of yourself.
I have learned to take every opportunity - especially ones that are outside of my comfort zone.
Even if you fail, it’s a chance to learn.
What does success mean to you?
My success and personal strength has always been embedded in the idea that I must use what I have inside to help others find their own personal power.
I get a lot of satisfaction when I see other people find something in my story or in how I walk on this earth that sparks something inside of them; to find an answer that they’ve been searching for, or to find their own way of success by their own definition.
