Indigenous Voices |
Indigenous Peoples are Canada’s original forest and conservation professionals, and today, they shape every facet of the sector.
The stories below profile both established Indigenous professionals in the forest and conservation sector and young people who have just begun their green career pathway. They’ve tried different jobs, studied at various levels, and had diverse experiences that have led them to where they are today.
The profiles of Indigenous professionals can also be found in PLT Canada’s A Guide to Green Jobs in Canada: Voices of Indigenous Professionals.
And the Voices of Indigenous Youth can be viewed on this map as well.
Miranda Gagnon – Aroland First Nation
Miranda Gagnon Aroland First Nation Participant, Outland Youth Employment Program Dream Job: Unsure The best part of Miranda’s Green Job was working out on the land. Her top duties at OYEP were knowledge collection, teamwork and bush work.
Brady Redsky – Shoal Lake
Brady Redsky Shoal Lake Participant, Outland Youth Employment Program Dream Job: Heavy machinery At OYEP, Brady did bush work, heavy lifting and worked hard. His favourite part of the job was tree planting.
Jasmine Hardy-Morrison – Biinjitiwaabik Zaaging Anishinaabek
Jasmine Hardy-Morrison Biinjitiwaabik Zaaging Anishinaabek Participant, Outland Youth Employment Program Dream Job: Counsellor As a first-year OYEP participant, Jasmine enjoyed meeting new peers and participating in the program, which she deems “terrific.” Her main duties were trail cutting, general labour and tree planting.
Ashley King – Gull Bay
Ashley King Gull Bay Crew boss forest firefighter, Ministry of Natural Resources Dream Job: Pilot or working with helicopters As a firefighter, Ashley’s duties varied based on where they were working. On base, she would make sure the crew knew the weather briefing, train for fires and do public work around parks. Ashley enjoyed a lot of things about her job, but her favourite part was being on fires. She liked working with helicopters, seeing sunsets and sunrises, and the…
Rose Mihalus-Spade – Eabametoong First Nation
Rose Mihalus-Spade Eabametoong First Nation Tree planter, Outland Youth Employment Program Dream Job: Culinary field Rose worked as a tree planter with OYEP for two years. Her chores were switched up every day, and she would help out around the campsite or travel out to do work after attending classes for extra credit. Rose spent a lot of time working on programs to get certificates too. She loved everything about her Green Job and enjoyed spending time outdoors. But the…
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