Q&A
Why do you recommend that young aboriginals should go into fields like
accounting and business, instead of, say, law?
Harold: The body of work involved in constitutional amendments, the body of work that has
been created through the various Supreme Court decisions has now established some principles
in the law. We do have rights; we do have title; government has duties to consult and accommodate.
The challenge that we face today, is how do we implement those rights in light of the major
resource opportunities across Canada? How can First Nations participate and receive fair
accommodation for their title interests? What we need now are people who understand how to
engage and participate in the mainstream economy on many different levels, whether it be
resource development, real estate development, you name it. We need entrepreneurs. What we
lost through the colonization was an entrepreneurial class.
“What we need
now are people
who understand
how to engage
and participate in
the mainstream
economy on many
different levels...”
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