Accompanying us from Regina was Liana Wolf Ear from the
Saskatchewan Indian Institute of Technology (SIIT) and Construction Careers Regina. SIIT works closely with industry partners,
related organizations, government, and others to provide relevent Trades &
Industrial (T&I) programming for First Nations students. SIIT connects training program graduates and
others seeking employment to jobs through the Industrial Career Centers. The
T&I department manages seven Career Centers in Regina, Saskatoon, Prince
Albert, La Ronge, Yorkton, Meadow Lake and North Battleford. Fifteen percent of the students at SIIT are
women. Liana told the girls,
“Use what you learn
today for your future. When you succeed,
we all succeed.”
Thanks for joining us Liana and sharing your message with the
girls!
For more information about SIIT go to: http://www.siit.sk.ca/
For more information about SIIT go to: http://www.siit.sk.ca/
We had a busy, educational day filled with hands-on
activities and the girls got a taste of how much fun working with tools, planning
projects, and collaborating as a team can be.
We are grateful to the following individuals for their help
in making this event possible:
Corrine Favel from Cumberland House First Nation.
Joy Hanson, our seriously awesome “go-to” person in Nipawin who
is Chair of the Board for Nipawin Oasis Community Center. Joy was busy coordinating in Nipawin for us,
getting girls signed up for the event, and organizing food for the event, which
was prepared by the Nipawin Oasis Community Center. Thanks for all your hard work; we know you
were juggling a lot for this event! Joy
also shared her lovely cabin on Tobin Lake with a few of us on Monday
night. I think that was the comfiest, best
sleep I’ve had in a long time Joy! Thank
You!
Senator Phillip Head from Red Earth Cree Nation who
translated Liana Wolf Ear’s message into Cree and helped judge our Junk Yard
Wars Competition. Thanks for spending
your afternoon with us Phillip!
A great big Thanks to all the young women who
participated in the conference! There
are lots of trades just waiting for you when you finish school!