Karen Ogen-Toews, Wet’suwet’en First Nation, CEO of the First Nations LNG Alliance and David Kirk, Stó:lō Nation, Indigenous faculty advisor at Capilano University, share advice on preparing Indigenous youth for leadership.
"Be teachable, you won't know everything about every topic," says Karen. She had to learn about natural resources management and economic development when she became Chief of her nation. "It was a real learning curve for me."
"Education is a lifelong process," says David Kirk. "Our elders have so much knowledge... to share. Stó:lō Nation Indigenous scholar Jo-ann Archibald says 'the elders are waiting to be asked.'"
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