The Brandon Friendship Centre's GAP youth outreach is holding workshops to help Indigenous youth translate their experiences into employable skills. But employers must also adjust their hiring practices to recognize Indigenous ways of knowing and living as experiences that make people hireable, she said. It's all part of a larger effort in Brandon aimed at economic reconciliation — the inclusion of Indigenous people and communities in economic opportunities. The COVID-19 pandemic has affected those efforts, she said, but she hopes economic reconciliation will return as a priority for businesses as they hopefully stabilize after several turbulent years. There may be culture shock adapting to urban living, compounded by the stigmas, stereotypes and systemic racism urban Indigenous people face, he said.

Source: CBC News August 14, 2022 22:30 UTC