From the Pacific to the Prairies, reconciliation is friendship – Resource Works

November 20, 2025

Crystal Smith and Jerry Daniels say reconciliation is partnerships that deliver at home.

Reconciliation measured by outcomes, not rhetoric

At the Indigenous Partnerships Success Showcase on November 13, former Haisla Nation chief councillor Crystal Smith and Southern Chiefs’ Organization Grand Chief Jerry Daniels used their keynote appearances to push a common message: reconciliation must be measured by results in communities, not rhetoric in Ottawa.

Opening his remarks with gratitude to the Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh peoples, Daniels framed Indigenous partnership as nation-building work tied to real assets, jobs, and governance.

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