The Ongoingness of Enduring and Trusting Relationship Building
Date/Time: Monday, November 2 | 9:15 am
Location: Wellington Room
While early and meaningful engagement with Indigenous communities is paramount in mineral exploration today, how do we effectively move on from that initial starting point to building an enduring and trusting relationship? Lana will present her ideas and views to help you find answers to this question.
Speakers
Lana Eagle
Lana Eagle is a member of the Whitecap Dakota First Nation and one of Canada’s most respected Indigenous relations strategists. She provides her advisory service through Lana Eagle Consulting. She is well-known in the mineral exploration sector for her depth of knowledge regarding Indigenous engagement and for helping companies to build relationships with Indigenous communities. Her background is in banking, economic development, wealth management and mineral exploration. Lana was a “pioneer” for Indigenous women in being one of the first to chair a publicly traded junior mineral exploration company. She is a Board member of Geoscience B.C. and the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada, where she also serves as Co-chair of the Indigenous Affairs Committee. Lana also serves on the board of Kodiak Copper Corp., a publicly traded mineral exploration company.