 In order to build a stronger BC, we need economic reconciliation. Indigenous peoples need to be a part of the economy. It means partnering with the people that inhabit our beautiful province, with the indigenous people that have inhabited it for millennia. We don't want to be left behind. We want to be on this journey. My name is Terry Teji. I'm the regional chief of the British Columbia Assembly First Nations, and I'm from Tacla Nation. We are the fastest growing ethnic group in Canada, and certainly our youth numbers will reach a million in the next few years. There's an untapped resource for employment, for training, the new emerging economies in the future. This is why, as a part of the economy, indigenous peoples need to be a part of the conversation. My name is Harlan Schilling. I'm the deputy chief for the Daily Dental Council in Moore Post. We're the farthest northern community in British Columbia. Having indigenous peoples be a part of BC's economic growth, I think it's extremely vital that the province works with First Nations. We want to be able to give the education and the training to our children, to our young female leaders, to everybody. We cannot be successful without the province's partnership. One of the biggest drivers in indigenous economies are female indigenous entrepreneurs. There is a lot of innovation. There is a lot of creativity from our indigenous women that are really taking advantage in terms of entrepreneurship, and this is why it's so exciting. You know, there are so many different things across, not just BC, but Canada, where First Nations have done amazing things. So having the First Nations Centre of Excellence provides us to have a hub of where we can go as indigenous leaders, as entrepreneurs, as economic development leaders in our communities to go and brainstorm. You have a think tank now. That young entrepreneur leadership with the drive it's growing every day, this centre is for them. It's their tool. To me, inclusive growth means that all indigenous peoples are involved in the growth of the BC economy, and this is why it's so important to be a part of innovation and growth within British Columbia. The future of BC, I think, we're writing it right now together.