Ashley Callingbull speaks out about being a survivor of physical, mental, and sexual abuse in a candid new interview with Fashion.
The 31-year-old from Alberta is not afraid to speak up for others, especially when it comes to issues of mental health, self-confidence, and her Indigenous culture.
Callingbull, who was crowned Miss Canada in 2010 and Mrs. Universe in 2015, tells the publication she will continue to voice her opinion even if it sets non-Indigenous people off: “I’m not speaking against Canadians; I’m speaking for Indigenous people. “A lot of Canadians don’t want to hear the truth, but truth is our power.” Callingbull was five years old when she and her mother left their home in Enoch Cree Nation in Alberta for Maskwacis (formerly
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