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Name (Age): Rianne Fontaine (30)

Hometown: Billings, Montana

Occupation: Lakota Language Instructor

About Rianne: Rianne was born on a Sioux Reservation in Montana. As such, ever since she was little, she grew up learning the Sioux language (Lakota), traditions, and how to live off of the land. When Rianne became old enough to go to college, she chose to move and study in the city at Montana State University in Billings because there were many more opportunities for her than she would have had if she remained on her home Reservation.

Wanting to become a teacher, Rianne got her diploma in education. Once she finished student teaching, she became a math teacher at a middle school. However, besides teaching, there was one other thing that Rianne was passionate about, her Sioux heritage.

By law, both sets of Rianne's grandparents were forced to attend Residential Schools off reserve as the American Government was trying to force the Indigenous Peoples to assimilate with the British culture by stripping them of their native language and traditions. Since the Residential Schools closed down, Rianne was lucky to have still been able to learn the Sioux culture and traditions, and she realizes this. As such, she is passionate advocate for the restoration of Sioux language and culture in society, as well as recognition and reconciliation for Indigenous peoples given the harms that they've suffered through traumatic events such as the Residential School System. As part of her efforts, since Rianne is bilingual (fluent in English and Lakota), she got a job teaching the Lakota language to students on top of the work that she does with advocacy groups for Indigenous Peoples.

Strategy: Rianne feels as though she has an advantage over most other castaways as she grew up on a Native American Reservation, and as such, knows a lot about living off of the land. She plans to exploit that as much as possible by being a huge asset to her tribe around camp.

When it comes to dealing with her fellow castaways, Rianne considers herself to be an observer and a good listener. She doesn't talk much in big group settings, but plans to be someone that people can come to and confide in. She also believes that her time as a teacher has given her a lot of patience when it comes to dealing with people, which is something she believes will help her a lot. When it comes to the game, Rianne would like to fly under the radar as much as she can, observe what's going on, and only make waves when she feels it's absolutely necessary. Rianne also will absolutely refuse to give up no matter what, so if she knows she's in the minority, or worse, possibly going home. She will fight tooth and nail to stay in the game.

Even though Rianne doesn't talk much in big group settings, she is aware that she had a tendency to talk to herself when she's alone. As such, if she does happen to be alone and "thinking out loud" to herself, she knows to do it in her Lakota language in case she accidentally lets something slip that she shouldn't just in case other people happen to be in ear-shot.

When it comes to challenges, Rianne won't exactly be a challenge beast, but she is strong enough that she can hold her own when competing in challenges. Since she refuses to give up, she would do really well at any challenge involving will-power, and she would also shine at puzzles.

Anything Else: Rianne is 5'7 and has a bit of a stocky build.