Honouring Aboriginal Women and Leadership

Honouring Aboriginal Women and Leadership

Next week on Wed. March 30th at the Roundhouse Community Centre in Vancouver, the Women in Leadership Foundation and Scotiabank are honouring some very fine women whose leadership, courage, creativity and intelligence mark them as women to be listened to. Get a ticket because you don't want to miss it! Click here for Tickets. It's even free.

Every year, I attend. As a non-Aboriginal woman, I first went thinking that I didn't belong but I really wanted to honour female leadership and I was thinking that Aboriginal women just don't get their due, so I decided to show up. If you go to something momentous and think that it won't be for you, you'll be mistaken ~ I certainly was. Inspiring women share messages of empowerment and strength and they describe how they overcame tremendous obstacles to be successful in their careers. And they really are - successful, inspiring, amazing. Just look at this year's lineup of speakers.

Pam Baker — Fashion Designer/Entrepreneur
Sandy Scofield — Musician, Composer and Singer
Janet Marie Rogers — Writer and Poet
Dr. Judith Sayers — Adjunct Professor at UVic Law & Entrepreneur-in-Residence at Peter B. Gustavson School of Business

These women are accomplished. They are authentic. They tell true stories that some people might not want to hear but makes them who they are and they know that. They also talk about family. They never forget family and I have learned so much from First Nations women in that regard. I can't thank them enough.

So I will honour the leadership that I see in the Aboriginal Community by showing up. I'm also going to be lucky enough to dedicate Sunday's show on So Fine Canada to the hugely successful world of First Nations social businesses. And in addition to my Forum guests of artists, organizers and entrepreneurs, I'm also having Slam Poet, Zaccheus Jackson who just happens to be pretty great himself. Actually, he's a Champion, so how cool is that ?

Haven't heard him yet?  Never heard the stories of Aboriginal Women Leaders? Don't miss this.

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