A brighter future through indigenous prosperity: Gabrielle Scrimshaw at TEDxToronto
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- The fifth annual TEDxToronto conference took place on September 26, 2013 at The Royal Conservatory of Music.
For our 2013 TEDxToronto Conference, all talks, performances and demos were rooted in our selected theme, "The Choices We Make."
About the Speaker:
Gabrielle Scrimshaw is a young professional with a passion to create social impact. Born and raised in Saskatchewan, Gabrielle is a member of the Hatchet Lake First Nation. She has studied international business and policy in Australasia, Asia, the Americas and Europe. Gabrielle became the youngest Associate accepted into one of Canada's most competitive post-graduate finance programs. Most recently Gabrielle co-founded a national not-for-profit for Aboriginal Professionals and was named the 2013 First Nations Youth Achiever by Indspire.
For more information visit www.tedxtoronto.com
In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. These local, self-organized events are branded TEDx, where x = independently organized TED event. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events are self-organized.* (*Subject to certain rules and regulations)
Canadian Aboriginals are one of the most beautiful people I've seen walking on this Earth!
Mike are you mental?
Mike Smith guessing a Native women rejected you.....lmao stereotype much?!? Lol
@@jeffdaniel772 where are you from Jeff Daniel?
oh looks like our friend mike deleted the comment. Well matt ceutzpalin, you shouldn't share your identity online even if it's just what country you live in, it can have unexpected consequences.
I am moved by this presentation, this is applicable to every indigenous member of their orgin. I couldnt agree more that the choices we make today affect the lives of the indigenous population and they deserve a better life and equal opportunities as every other citizen!
Powerful, we need to remind our younger generations about her words, the youth movement has to be revived and to wake them up today, as we see change coming, so lets do our part...
Awesome presentation - I pray that Canadians, both non-indigenous and indigenous take the cue . . .
Canadians have to remember that 100% of All Indigenous children in Canada were taken from their homes, and given over to European Canadians to raise! My beautiful young TEENAGERS are the First People in my family line that are permitted by Canada to be raised by their Very Own Parents! That is how young and inexperienced Canada's Indigenous populations are at having Families! That's really Shocking to wrap your head around!
It's hard for Me to imagine, Me the First Mom. Wow
The last segregated school in Canada closed in 1996, and the last children removed from their families simply for the purpose of assimilation was in 1991. We really have only been granted our FREEDOM in the 1990s! This is important to remember when we see our people homeless, violent, and drug and alcohol addicted. We were never PARENTED! My mother wasn't allowed to raise me, her mother wasn't allowed to raise her, and her mother wasn't allowed to raise her, yet now we are being judged for our parenting and life skills?
The people who raised us were priests, nuns, and institution workers. They didn't love us or raise us in love. In most places, siblings being raised in the Same Institution were not even permitted to talk to Each Other! If friendships developed, the children would be unceremoniously Separated. Anything that gives a people strength and resiliency was denied us; family, love, friendship, really, what else is there of value in this world?
What a beautiful spirit and motivating young woman.
I belong to an indigenous group in Vietnam - my home country, but we are also a major in our population. I never before gave a second thought about other indigenous groups in my home country. I'm taking a course in college about indigenous people in Canada and this absolutely moving and informative. thank you
Your passion and commitment to your family, people and Canada is inspiring! I teach grade 6 and read about this TEDX in "Urban Tribes: Native Americans in the City" which students from our Red Maple Book Program will be reading. It is my honor to engage in conversations with students who read this insightful book about it's contents. I will also now be sharing this video each year with my class when we learn about residential schools and Aboriginal Youth in Canada Today. Thank-you for standing up and sharing. Your words will continue to have an amazing ripple effect igniting change within the hearts and minds of Canadians.
Thank you for this, Gabrielle. Our country needs more opportunities for awareness!! I am in nursing school right now, and I believe that I am part of the change that needs to happen in our country.
i am also in nursing school at the moment. As a south Asian minority, I hope to help other minorities in health care and raise awareness. how is nursing?
Thank you Gabrielle. For sharing your story with us. I am an avid believer that inorder to change statistics and to fully impact our First Nation students, we must improve our educational systems. What better ways than to collaborate! Partnerships with non-First Nation systems and First Nation systems is a strenghth for both parties. Yes, we have to sit at round tables and continue to discuss these tough issues. There must be equal opportunity for all. Most First Nation communities are not quite at a stage to forgive the past. While some are or have forgiven. I am familiar with a couple First Nation communities who believe it is the right time to move forward and to better the lives of their members. Education is of the outmost importance and goal for each student. Graduation levels have doubled. This is great success. Now these students are encouraged to attend post secondary education. Times are changing and we are bettering the quality of life for our people. We have learned their ways and are using their teachings to improve us. We are demanding that they learn our ways and teach our history to all students. This is proving to be a struggle. But, like you have stated we are growing as a nation and we are not going any where.
Hiy, Hiy.
The most brilliant and moving presentation! Thank you Gabrielle Scrimshaw!
Fantastic presentation Gabrielle, that hits many common chords with Aboriginal Australian experiences
A wonderful talk. Thank you.
THIS is why I consider myself fortunate to be raised in Northern Manitoba, and also why I have chosen to spend my teaching career North of the 53rd. I'm in my 12th year teaching at the end of the road for these very reasons. +95% of our student population here is Indigenous.
She has hit so many nails on so many heads with this conversation.
Hi :) Are there any art schools were I could finish my masters degree? I am very interested in the Indigenous cultures...
How have the situation evolved since ?
Love to all indigenous people around the world.
First Nation's ❤
Im an Alaskan Native. I'd recently looked into how Native peoples were treated in the 3 invasion countries and am glad to be an American. No, its not perfect. There are always things to be worked on.
It sounds like Canada is getting better! I'm so happy for them ;)
Impressive & very dynamic speech......wow
great talk
wow. usa could learn something here. unity effort is the way
Yes indeed
Very well done! 🌼❤️
Amazing :)
💛HearT🧡
Why are all these indigenous People only speak about the Canada, and not the US
There is always a first time for everything,Thank god for technology, i wanted to know what was the aborigines people and, what one need to know about Australia history.well such bad things to be heard." What hellish ignorance happen there,and was made to be hidden from the truth.
Beautiful but we have to make are own foot prints in life. And you are only as good as you believe yourself to be. Always try to be more not less.
Selling sale numeric math desperation maple tree cedar totem turning plastic bigger bowl. Verbal lost. Joke. Busy. Body fear
offers no practical path
She actually does: she says that we have to start discussing these issues at home and in board rooms. It means that you have to see how you can effect change on an individual basis at home and on a larger scale through your workplace. Educating yourselves on Indigenous issues is a first step and educating other is the next step, which is a practical path
>Led inidan life
>at age 15, someone came and told her she's special
>stop drinking alcohol and drugs
>got out of the reserve and graduated college
I see what the problem is
and what's the problem
$5 Dollar Indian?
What are you?
And?
There's no such thing in Canada and it was actually quite rare in the USA.
Never saw suicide in my family. Must be a Canadian thing.
Native Atheist after seeing American celebrities killing themselves guess its not just Canada...
Too much mouth breathing...
That was a whole lot of nothing. This girl probably received a free education and preferential treatment.
The native birthrate is four times that of non-natives. Not surprising. Natives receive our tax dollars for having babies. Native college grads can start a career with no student debt and preference in hiring. In other words, natives can afford to have kids, non-natives cannot.
One telling note here, she says she grew up near a residential school. In other words, people from her village attended the school as day students, not as boarders. So, why the dysfunction in her family? Stop blaming residential schools. It is an inaccurate cop-out to blame these schools. Today, dysfunction is caused by persisting in maintaining reserves in areas where there are no jobs, too much idleness, regular welfare money, cronyism, drugs and alcohol.
actually you are wrong regarding the college debt. Indigenous youths do not get free education, I suggest you do some research as this is a common misconception.
To me, your comment speaks of a great bias as well as ignorance, and I do mean your entire comment.
You need to do some research and have some compassion. There is so much ignorance in your comment, it makes me very sad.
Actually, I’m a First Nations heading to university in September and I’m already in debt before I could begin. Rethink what you’re saying.
colonization didn't do any good for indigenous people. instead it stripped th of their identity and culture so the greedy controllers can have their way with water air and land. look at our environment, indigenous people respected the land and animals before colonization. You are part of the problem and need to wake up and educate yourself.
@FreedMan76 How did Native Americas get on reserves? Have you ever looked into this? No....you haven't and it shows.