Thank you for that question.
In terms of why there's not more representation, it takes a lot longer to develop relationships with indigenous communities than it has historically with other partners we have. That is intentional. That needs to be a part of the process. We need to build that trust.
For example, Startup Canada did a national tour this year. We also did one last year, and it intentionally began in Whitehorse. There are incredible indigenous communities in the north. It took us two years to enter into some of those conversations, build trust on the programming and have them understand our perspective and where we were coming from, and then we could really enter into a partnership.
There's also no funding for those types of relationship-building activities, nor do I necessarily think there should be, but it needs to take a cultivated and very thoughtful approach to build these relationships.
For indigenous youth, I've seen some great announcements funded through the private sector supporting indigenous communities. The Mastercard Foundation made an announcement this week at the Indigenous Prosperity Forum. I believe it announced a program to support 2,000 indigenous youth and equip them with both mentors and programming. There are those types of supports.
Again, it comes to the intersection of larger, indigenous-led programming across the country and trying to develop partnerships to inspire that next generation and make sure that indigenous youth are included in that.