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We look forward to welcoming you to this meaningful networking and learning event.

We look forward to welcoming you to this meaningful networking and learning event.

== More About Austin Ward ==

== More About Keynote Speaker Austin Ward ==

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Austin Ward is a Métis First Nations man from Manitoba who was raised by his Mohawk father. His father taught him how to hunt, fish, and set up trap lines while emphasizing the importance of honouring the animals that gave their lives to feed their families and community. However, when Austin went away to residential school for two years, he returned to find that his father no longer wanted to teach him the traditional ways. This caused Austin to resent his Indigenous culture and eventually led him to become street-involved in Winnipeg.

Austin Ward is a Métis First Nations man from Manitoba who was raised by his Mohawk father. His father taught him how to hunt, fish, and set up trap lines while emphasizing the importance of honouring the animals that gave their lives to feed their families and community. However, when Austin went away to residential school for two years, he returned to find that his father no longer wanted to teach him the traditional ways. This caused Austin to resent his Indigenous culture and eventually led him to become street-involved in Winnipeg.