CLARENCE LOUIE has been chief of the Osoyoos Indian Band, in the South Okanagan Valley of British Columbia, for over thirty-five years. In 2013, Maclean’s named him one of the “Top 50 Canadians to Watch.” In 2003, Louie was chosen by the U.S. Department of State as one of six First Nations leaders to review economic development in American Indian communities. In 2008, he received the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award. He is a member of the Order of British Columbia, the Order of Canada, and in 2019, he was the first First Nations person to be inducted into the Canadian Business Hall of Fame. In 2021, he received an honorary doctorate from the University of British Columbia and an honorary doctorate from Queen’s University.
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A common-sense blueprint for what the future of First Nations should look like as told through the fascinating life and legacy of a remarkable leader. In 1984, at the age of twenty-four, Clarence Louie was elected Chief of the Osoyoos Indian Band in th... SEE MORE