By Julia Archelene Magsombol  Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Behind second chances is always the willingness to change, and that’s the story of Tania Ross, a former gang member turned motivational speaker and manager at a youth healing lodge in Winnipeg. Ross, originally from Opaskwayak First Nation in northern Manitoba, grew up in Winnipeg, recalling how it all began. “It was hard because I didn’t know how to change my whole life. I’ve never lived a legit life before,” she said. Ross spent 20 years in prison at the Edmonton Institution for Women and was convicted of second-degree murder in Saskatoon. Going back in time, her parents separated when she was five years old. She lived with her mother until she was 11. Ross was brought up in foster care and

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