Racism no match for resilience at Indigenous women’s business conference – CBC

Entrepreneurs work together to overcome racist comments following Gerald Stanley verdict

Feb 19, 2018

Indigenous women turned emotional hurt into motivation at a business conference in Saskatoon on Friday, where the issue of racist comments following the Gerald Stanley trial verdict permeated discussions.

Saskatchewan entrepreneur Trisha Gardypie said the success stories shared by the speakers were needed at a time when Indigenous women are feeling the impact of racism in Saskatchewan.

“Just to be successful and to empower one another and just to keep fighting … fighting hate with love, loving what we do,” said Gardypie.

“Doing that is uniting all as one to empower each other to keep going, keep lifting each other.”

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