Camellia Brown's parents say her high school graduation could be in jeopardy because of anti-First Nations discrimination by some Vancouver landlords.
She's supposed to graduate from Britannia Secondary in June, and her teachers say she's a brilliant student with lots of potential.
The problem is that her family is being evicted from their apartment on May 1, and if she ends up on the street, her graduation will be in jeopardy.
"Coming to school and getting my work done, I just think about, ‘Oh, are we going to have a place to go?' It's pretty difficult," she told CTV News.
In February, the family, which includes Brown's mother, nephew and older sister, was told they had to move out because new owners were taking over.
Her mother Georgia has been working the phone during the day and searching for new accommodation at night.
Although she has good references, she believes she's running into prejudice.
Some landlords have asked Georgia if she is First Nations, or say the apartment isn't available once they find out she is a single mom on welfare assistance.
Now the family only has two days to find a home.
"I am just burnt right out. We are all stressed, but we've just got to stand up and move forward and just keep trying," Georgia Brown said.
"There's got to be someone out there who will help us and we'll help them -- we pay the rent and they give us a place."
The president of Lu'ma Native Housing Society, which finds affordable housing for First Nations people, says there are more than 5,000 applicants on its waiting list.
"It's indicative of the housing crisis in Vancouver. Not only for aboriginal people, but people on a fixed income or lower income," Ken Clement said.
But B.C.'s housing minister says discrimination isn't tolerated.
"If you can get me the information, I'll have my office look into it right away," Rich Coleman said when he heard of the Brown family's predicament.
With a report from CTV British Columbia's Leah Hendry
