The Indigenous Leadership Channel is dedicated to those providing leadership, entrepreneurship, along with opportunities for advancement in our Indigenous communities. Our guests will include political leaders, authors, business owners, athletes, service providers and so many more who have contributed to their community to make it a better place.
This is a terrific platform to be heard and to get your message out there. Often the voices of the Indigenous people have been left not heard. We are looking forward to having amazing guests from many of our Indigenous communities around the world. We have a lineup of featured guests that brings to the channel.
Chief Leonard
Chief Leonard Standing on the Road is of the Cree Nation in Alberta Canada. Presently he holds the political position as Chief in his home community of Montana First Nation. Chief Leonard has his pulse on the situations and challenges faced by the community members he serves. Poverty, housing and crime are concerns he is dealing with on a daily basis . Chief Leonard is an avid reader and self educated. He is also an entrepreneur and knows that there is plenty of talent to support the community in becoming self – sustaining. These are among his priorities. A greatWatch Now
Chief Leonard Standing on the Road is of the Cree Nation in Alberta Canada. Presently he holds the political position as Chief in his home community of Montana First Nation. Chief Leonard has his pulse on the situations and challenges faced by the community members he serves. Poverty, housing and crime are concerns he is dealing with on a daily basis .
Chief Leonard is an avid reader and self educated. He is also an entrepreneur and knows that there is plenty of talent to support the community in becoming self – sustaining. These are among his priorities. A great interview and so much more to share.
Nancy LaFleur
Nancy LaFleur is truly a gifted woman. From her storytelling custom designed skirts to her teaching and her writing. Wow! In this interview Nancy reads a passage from each of her books, Finding Lost and Stella Coyote. Both books brought tears to my eyes, one set of tears in sadness and the other laughing so hard tears flowed. The books reflect her life journey growing up in extremely difficult times. This is a very strong woman who stepped aside from her past to become educated with her Masters Degree, build a business, raise a family, teach school and write books.Watch Now
Nancy LaFleur is truly a gifted woman. From her storytelling custom designed skirts to her teaching and her writing. Wow! In this interview Nancy reads a passage from each of her books, Finding Lost and Stella Coyote. Both books brought tears to my eyes, one set of tears in sadness and the other laughing so hard tears flowed. The books reflect her life journey growing up in extremely difficult times. This is a very strong woman who stepped aside from her past to become educated with her Masters Degree, build a business, raise a family, teach school and write books. A role model for us all.
Books available at Amazon.com.
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Dr. Liza Black
Dr Liza Black is an associate professor of Native Studies and author of Picturing Indians. She is ” a citizen of the Cherokee Nation”. During her educational process became intrigued with the labor of Native Americans in the film industry. The message of the movies from 1941 to 1960 depicted a less than favorable image as the European settlers came to the west. Dr Black shares the beginning paragraph and last paragraph in the book with us. She and I shared our knowledge of the history of our ancestors both in the United States and Canada. To purchase the bookWatch Now
Dr Liza Black is an associate professor of Native Studies and author of Picturing Indians. She is ” a citizen of the Cherokee Nation”. During her educational process became intrigued with the labor of Native Americans in the film industry. The message of the movies from 1941 to 1960 depicted a less than favorable image as the European settlers came to the west. Dr Black shares the beginning paragraph and last paragraph in the book with us. She and I shared our knowledge of the history of our ancestors both in the United States and Canada.
To purchase the book Amazon.com, and to receive 40% off, order from University of Nebraska press with the code 6AF20.
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Joel Auger
Joel Auger is no stranger to hard times. Although only 27 he has accomplished so much but not without the struggles of being Aboriginal and growing up with the challenges he faced, first as an athlete and today in his journey to bring financial education to his people. During the interview Joel speaks about the lack of information and financial education that has not been available to First Nations. Communities were created without the infrastructure to be economically viable and so poverty prevails. With his WFG team Joel is embarking on a strategy to bring that information forward so familiesWatch Now
Joel Auger is no stranger to hard times. Although only 27 he has accomplished so much but not without the struggles of being Aboriginal and growing up with the challenges he faced, first as an athlete and today in his journey to bring financial education to his people. During the interview Joel speaks about the lack of information and financial education that has not been available to First Nations. Communities were created without the infrastructure to be economically viable and so poverty prevails. With his WFG team Joel is embarking on a strategy to bring that information forward so families can understand the dynamics of finance .
JOELSCHAMEHORN138WEC@wfgmail.ca
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