Peyakôskân, pronounced Paya-gos-gon, is a Cree word meaning ”One Family, One Bond, One Nation.” The Peyakôskân Podcast is a multicultural youth-led production team. The team conducts research, interviews, and youth-led discussions while building awareness of issues affecting society and the economy related to culture and ethnicity. By working together and interviewing community experts, Elders, and Knowledge-Keepers, the Peyakôskân Podcast provides learning opportunities for all participants, listeners and viewers to build awareness around truth, reconciliation, systemic racism, discrimination, and allyship. Through oral tradition, we can build awareness, shift perspectives and create a better world for the next generation.
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Tuesday May 16, 2023
Tuesday May 16, 2023
I'm Kaylee Nitsiza, and this is the Peyakoskan Podcast. One Nation. One Tribe.
I was one of the delegates at the 2023 Growing The North Conference in Grande Prairie, Alberta, which brought together many economic leaders and innovators from around the province. One of the themes of this conference was discussing technology's role in driving growth and innovation in the North, from things like remote sensing and precision agriculture to renewable energy and digital infrastructure.
Technology is transforming economic development within Northern regions nowadays. Nipiy Industries was one of these companies that attended the conference, and they're working towards building sustainable practices. Jason Lizotte, the founder and CEO of Nippy Industries, created an environmentally conscious product that is the first of its kind in North America. The name of this Indigenous-owned business, "Nipiy," translates to "water" in his native Cree language.
They make solar-powered handwash stations that are fully automated, touchless and portable. With this kind of leading-edge technology, they're helping to bring a sustainable solution to creating clean hands with clean energy. It was amazing to hear about how this Indigenous man started his own business around sustainable technology. I met with Jason during the conference and asked him a few questions about his business journey. Here is our interview.
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