By Cheryl Long
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n November 2015, the Aboriginal Apprenticeship
Board of Ontario (AABO) held its fifth annual con-
ference in Niagara Falls, Ontario, which brought
together a cross-section of groups working togeth-
er to increase the number of aboriginal people em-
ployed in skilled trades in Ontario.
Last year’s two-day event, organized by AABO ex-
ecutive director Sara Monture,kicked off with a tra-
ditional opening by Jock Hill, Faithkeeper and Sub-
Chief, Cayuga Nation, Bear Clan, and then moved
into a series of keynote speeches, networking ses-
sions, discussion groups, presentations and vendor
displays designed to help foster partnerships that
promote employment for Ontario’s aboriginal peo-
ple.
AABO is working to connect training organizations,
aboriginal employment groups and the province’s
construction industry, linking the aboriginal labour
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