Max Fineday

What does reconciliation mean to Max FineDay, a young Indigenous leader? It means freedom, prosperity and giving back land to Indigenous people. It is the way forward for young people to have meaningful and prosperous lives, he says in his Vancouver Island University's Indigenous Speaker Series lecture.

What's at the heart of reconciliation? -- with Max FineDay by Tom Parkin

Max FineDay, Executive Director of the Canadian Roots Exchange, joins us to discuss some of the amazing progress we’ve made in reconciling the relationship between Indigenous and non-Indigenous people in Canada, as well as the lengths we have yet to go. Max’s organization works to build and strengthen relationships between communities across Canada, something he argues is absolutely vital if we are to move forward as a country. Max explains how Canadians cannot simply sit back and wait for our federal, provincial and municipal governments to do all the heavy lifting for us - it is everyone’s responsibility to learn, to listen, and to seek to understand our roles in righting the wrongs of the past. http://canadianroots.ca/ www.upfordnetwork.com

Six years ago Tracey lent Max The Jade Peony, by Wayson Choy. Hear their conversation about the book, why Max is not reading fiction, and what he has been up to in the meantime. 

In this episode of Think Indigenous, Max Fineday, a young Cree leader, breaks down his thoughts on the intersection between reconciliation and education and whether a pathway forward can be created mutually! A dynamic and fast paced presentation, this is an essential episode of the podcast.