Or speaking to TD Bank executives about how to recruit more indigenous Canadians. So you can’t just make one simple intervention.”Next month, Indspire will present its annual awards at a ceremony broadcast on Global-TV and APTN, showcasing role models essential for young indigenous Canadians. “I’d like to see Canadians hold their governments accountable to make the necessary investments for sustainable indigenous communities, and key among them is education, quality education, equitable education of indigenous kids as indigenous kids.”Her job is hardly made easier when the likes of former prime minister Jean Chrétien wander back into the spotlight, saying indigenous Canadians living on reserves might have to move. Roberta Jamieson is president and CEO of Indspire, a national charity providing educational support and programming to First Nation, Inuit and Métis students across Canada. For Jamieson, Canada’s current political climate presents a wonderful opportunity, but the worry, also, that it not be wasted.

Source: thestar May 22, 2016 19:00 UTC