The University of Saskatchewan is reaching out to remote northern Saskatchewan communities.
The objective of the aboriginal entrepreneurship project is to engage high schoolers about job opportunities they can create where they live.
It has actually been around since June of last year, but is now moving into a new phase that involves one-on-one involvement with high schools and researchers.
Workshops will take place this fall in 10 remote northern communities. Project leader, Lee Swanson, says the main goal is to provide aboriginal youth with new opportunities and hope.
“At the end of the day, for us, the ultimate, primary, most important thing is for us to be sure that there is benefit for the communities in this. There is absolutely nothing more important than that,” he said.
The group is supported by the Edwards School of business at the U of S, as well as a $300,000 grant from the federal government.
There is also a website for the project here.