Gratitude, honour, and respect: reflections from a former Indigenous political staffer

Indigenous Peoples have always been an integral part of Canada, and it is crucial for governments, industries, and institutions to recognize and incorporate our perspectives.

Katherine Koostachin’s path as a political staffer began in the environment minister’s office, and culminated in a role in the Prime Minister’s Office where she advised on Indigenous policy and litigation. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY KATHERINE KOOSTACHIN

June 19, 2024

My path to becoming a political staffer was anything but conventional. As a lawyer specializing in environmental and Aboriginal law, my focus was on lands and resources, shaped by my community of Attawapiskat, and my work on mining consultation with De Beers Canada. I witnes...

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