Tyler Tenniscoe, Anishinaabe from the community of Nezadiikaang or the Lac Des Mille Lacs First Nation, was raised in Thunder Bay but spent a large amount of his childhood on his family's trapline near Quetico Provincial Park.
Tyler is a powwow singer, dancer and regalia maker. He enjoys spending time out on the land as well as hunting, fishing, and trapping.
He became interested in becoming a millwright apprentice because he grew up spending much of his time working on various pieces of equipment and machinery, as well as framing, building and maintaining numerous structures for family members. Also due to his personal experience on his family's trapline, they were very fortunate to be able to drink the water from the lakes and creeks from the area. This is an experience Tyler hopes to help other communities to work towards and attain with the skills and knowledge he hopes to gain from working as a Millwright Apprentice.