Who We Are

Created entirely by Indigenous Youth with a passion for innovation, tradition, and building a better tomorrow.

Meet the Team

  • Justin Langan

    Executive Director

  • Jason Wolbert

    Marketing Director

  • Cale Kirkpatrick

    Development Director

  • Caitlin Fedoriw

    Volunteer Director

  • Gavin Ferland

    Program Director

  • Mitchell Perchuk

    HR Director

Introducing the Founder

Justin Langan is a 25-year-old Metis Activist and Leader from the rural community of Swan River, Manitoba. For years he has advocated for Indigenous prosperity, education, employment, politics, mental health, environmentalism, and more.

More info on Justin can be found on his website:

JustinLangan.com

FAQs

  • The name O’KANATA was chosen to reflect the discourse surrounding Indigenous people in Canadian society. It’s in reference to the Iroquoian word “kanata” meaning “village.”

    It’s pronounced O-KAH-NAH-TAH.

  • O’KANATA stems from the rural communities within Manitoba where our team comes from. We all have grown up in the prairies and are currently located in Treaty 1 territory in Winnipeg, Manitoba.

  • O’KANATA is unique in the fact that it’s a federal non-profit created by Indigenous Youth for the sole purpose of supporting Indigenous Youth Prosperity. Our goal is to have every young Indigenous person succeed in following their educational and employment dreams.

  • We are still a growing non-profit, but there will soon be exponential opportunities to become involved and take part in the exciting opportunities we have to offer!

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