By Matt Kelly

Battlefords Aboriginal students learn to be their own boss

Mar 22, 2016 | 4:14 PM

It was an afternoon crash course of entrepreneurship for Aboriginal students at Sakewew High School. Sakewew students, along with some students from John Paul II and North Battleford Comprehensive, took part in a workshop called Lessons from Legacy Tuesday, March 22.

They learned about what it takes to be an entrepreneur from Enactus, a group of University of Saskatchewan business students.

The workshop showcased entrepreneurship to Aboriginal youth. It was designed by Enactus, a group of University of Saskatchewan business students. Project leader Alex Andershimla said it’s a career path open to anyone, though many aren’t entirely aware of it.

“It doesn’t matter who you are or where you’re from,” Andershimla said. “If you are your own boss, you can create your own livelihood, you can improve your own life and it can be a sustainable outcome.”

This isn’t the only Aboriginal entrepreneurship workshop Enactus has done. They also have a program called Aboriginal Youth Idea Challenge, which helps students who have come up with an idea become their own boss.

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“We’re looking at kind of igniting that spark for them,” Andershimla said.

Sakewew has participated in the Idea Challenge for the last two years. Sakewew teacher Reed Stewart said it has been very beneficial for his students.

“I think it’s really important for our students when we do participate in their workshops. They get to interact with students from the University of Saskatchewan as well as faculty and they get to really understand what post-secondary education is all about.”

Stewart added Sakewew has taught an Aboriginal youth entrepreneurship program for the past three years to promote Aboriginal ways of living and being, which he felt has been very important for the students.

mkelly@jpbg.ca

by Matt Kelly

Battlefords Aboriginal students learn to be their own boss

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