How Does Economic Collaboration Support Truth and Reconciliation?

In this podcast episode, Dean interviews Cadmus Delorme, former First Nation chief (elected at 33) and the 10th Chancellor of the University of Regina (appointed July 2025), about leadership that models calm, heart, and relationship-building. Delorme explains the chancellor’s ceremonial and governance duties, shares how his education, upbringing with residential school survivor parents, and golf shaped his leadership, and describes staying composed during the 2021 unmarked graves discovery to avoid triggering survivors and demonstrate reconciliation. He discusses gaps in Canadians’ education about truth, the need for provinces to treat First Nations and Métis as rights holders, mental health as foundational to leadership, collaboration between on- and off-reserve schools, language preservation challenges in Saskatchewan, advice for young leaders amid social media, parenting approaches, and his One Hoop consulting work on reconciliation and economic inclusion.

00:00 Duty to Reconcile
01:25 Meeting Cadmus Delorme
03:55 Chancellor Role Explained
05:57 Becoming a Young Chief
08:31 Early Leadership Roots
10:43 Leading With Heart
15:19 Collaboration in Education
18:00 Unmarked Graves Response
22:35 Policy and Funding Realities
27:16 Schooling Then and Now
31:52 Language as Relationship
33:23 Humor and Harmony
34:23 Saskatchewan Language Map
36:13 AI and Cultural Tradeoffs
36:54 Advice for Young Leaders
38:10 Social Media and Focus
39:10 Everyday Leadership Habits
40:42 Parenting in the iPad Era
45:06 Mentors Who Shaped Me
48:42 One Hoop Consulting
49:56 Golf Course Favorites
51:22 Books and Learning Habits
53:47 Binge Watching Picks
55:49 Hidden Gems to Visit
56:34 Powwow Invitation and Wrap