First Nations entrepreneur testifies in Parliament on Indigenous procurement – Grand Forks Gazette
“We need to have the steering wheel so we can solve our own problems,” said Jacob Eaton
A First Nations entrepreneur believes Canada’s current procurement strategy is not working, and outlined several issues and solutions during a Parliamentary hearing.
Jacob Eaton from the Eagle Clan of the Ts’msyen on B.C.’s northwest coast testified in Parliament on Nov. 29, 2024 as a part of hearings on the government’s Indigenous procurement practices. He was invited to testify by Skeena-Bulkley Valley MP Taylor Bachrach.
Eaton is the co-founder of the Indigenous-led Tea Creek Farm training program in Kitwanaga, which is around 100 km north of Terrace, B.C. He is a leader in the Indigenous food sovereignty movement.
