AGE: 58

TRAINING / EDUCATIONAL GOALS:
Bachelor of Arts Degree in English and Psychology, University of Saskatchewan, 1967, Bachelor of Laws, UBC, 1971
Child Protection Social Worker, City of Calgary, 1967-68
22 years downtown corporate business law in Vancouver and 11 years working in the Aboriginal Community in business, primarily in economic development but some business law as well.

LIFE DREAM & GOALS:
I have been blessed with more experiences and achievements than I’d dreamed of as a small town prairie boy from Broadview, Saskatchewan.
For this part of life…….my life dream and goals are to become a respected Elder in the Nisga’a Community by using all my skills, training and energy to assist Aboriginal People in their recovery from the past 150 years, beginning with a full focus on the Urban Aboriginal Community in my home town of 36 years, namely, Vancouver. And after the work that I am supposed to do here in Vancouver, I will go back to the village that I belong to, Greenville, in the Nass Valley and do the work that I am supposed to do there. This work in Vancouver and then in Greenville, will be something around being an Elder-Youth Advocate in the areas of Hope (ec dev) and Healing. This vision is depicted in the pic with Elder Oliver Munro and Youth Ray Charlie, both of Redwaybc.ca on our way to our first meeting with Skookum Hub and Native e-Learning Youth Centre.

WHERE DO YOU GO FOR HELP?
To the forest, and sometimes the sea, but I find the forest walk the best to help out when things are tough.

FAVOURITE WEBSITE:

FAVOURITE CELEBRITY:
Paul Newman Why: Strong, independent, fearless, and colorful character on the screen and in real life.

FAVOURITE MOVIE:
Blues Brothers Why: Storyline, humor, music and Belushi/Ackroyd as the maverick team.

FAVOURITE FOOD:
Spicy Chinese Food

SOMETHING INTERESTING ABOUT YOU:
I became a stonecarver and a poet on my own and sold my work in seven galleries and had 23 poems developed into a one hour stage performance. I have two kids: Jess 28 and Jon 24. I am all out of wives, being 0 for 2 in that department.

Current job, training or projects you're involved in:
I am working as project facilitator on the RedWAYbc.ca website and on the Tsawwassen First Nation Gas Station. I facilitated establishing The Aboriginal Front Door Society in 2003 and am a volunteer director of the Circle of Eagles Lodge Society.

FAVOURITE QUOTE:
There are three kinds of people in the world:
1. those people who make things happen,
2. those that watch things happen, and
3. those that wonder what happened.

WORDS OF ADVICE:

Words of Advice for Youth: Be your best self, whatever that may be….care for the next guy…. have fun in your daily life…. entertain visions of what you might do, become or develop….be open to others, and to what may come up for you….. learn and live the traditional teachings…..and listen to the words of advice of Sienna MacMillan….on this site.