With your host: Aiden McRae

Aiden is a multimedia storyteller based in Whitehorse, Yukon. She inspires people to connect deeply with the Earth, imagination and cultures. To Aiden, storytelling and the land go hand in hand, and she believes in the power of story to dream, energize, and heal our relationships to each other and the land. She communicates about people who are building community through entrepreneurship, innovation, environmental action and governance. She has carried out diverse communication services for community radio, CBC Radio, For the Wild Podcast National Aboriginal Lands Managers Association and Yukon University. She finds joy in cooking, music, hiking, paddling and traveling.

Guest: Jennifer David - Senior Consultant, Lead, Truth and Reconciliation Service Basket

NVision Insights Group

Jennifer David (Chapleau Cree First Nation) is a skilled and experienced communicator, project manager, speaker and presenter. She is committed to creating and portraying an accurate and positive narrative of Indigenous peoples in Canada. She oversees NVision’s popular suite of Indigenous cultural awareness and cultural competency learning opportunities. Outside of work, she’s an avid reader of Indigenous literature and co-hosts a podcast called Storykeepers to talk about Indigenous books. She’s married with two teenagers and loves to spend time at her cottage. At this event, she will talk about her entrepreneurial experience.