There are two things.
We run a program at our hall in Edmonton called Trade Winds To Success, and it is strictly for native youth. We bring them in, and don't hold me to this, but I think we hold them for about 30 weeks. We pay for it all. They don't come in as plumbers, pipefitters, and welders. They come in and we show them every aspect of the construction industry, we evaluate them, we take the young girls aside at the end and say. “We think you're suited to be an operating engineer. We think you are suited to be heavy equipment operator or a welder”.
I would imagine most of those people are Edmonton-type natives. I'm not sure where your people are from.