Anishinabek youth featured on panel at Toronto conference – Anishinabek News

March 18, 2026

TORONTO – Devon Patterson realizes there are still many First Nations people who have misconceptions of the mining industry.

Patterson, a member of Serpent River First Nation, talked about this issue recently as he was a panellist at the Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) conference, held March 1-4 in Toronto, Ont.

Patterson spoke at a Mar. 2 session titled Looking to the future: Indigenous youth in the mining sector. The panel also included Josee Filion, a member of Dokis First Nation. Filion is the Indigenous relations and business opportunity coordinator for PowerNorth Utility Contractors, which operates in the mining, utilities, and renewables sectors.

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