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 Reconcile01:25 Meeting Cadmus Delorme03:55 Chancellor Role Explained05:57 Becoming a Young Chief08:31 Early Leadership Roots10:43 Leading With Heart15:19 Collaboration in Education18:00 Unmarked Graves Response22:35 Policy and Funding Realities27:16 Schooling Then and Now31:52 Language as Relationship33:23 Humor and Harmony34:23 Saskatchewan Language Map36:13 AI and Cultural Tradeoffs36:54 Advice for Young Leaders38:10 Social Media and Focus39:10 Everyday Leadership Habits40:42 Parenting in the iPad Era45:06 Mentors Who Shaped Me48:42 One Hoop Consulting49:56 Golf Course Favorites51:22 Books and Learning Habits53:47 Binge Watching Picks55:49 Hidden Gems to Visit56:34 Powwow Invitation and Wrap