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Every now and then I like to write. Here you will find a collection of various columns, op-eds, and profiles I've been a part of over the last decade. 

LOVE LOOKS LIKE THIS: PROFILE

BRIDES 01/15/2021

Gabrielle's wedding was profiled by BRIDES magazine. Sharing how the she and her husband, Yuri, worked to blend their backgrounds and create a unique and inclusive wedding. 

Living: GROWING UP WITHOUT A MOTHER

CHATELINE MAGAZINE  05/05/2020

"I do have a mother, but I don’t have a mom. As with many families, our situation is complicated." A personal reflective piece about motherhood, reconciliation, and starting a family.

​the right footprints

Harvard gazette  05/21/2018

Gabrielle Scrimshaw ’18 is a Gleitsman Fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School. The first in her family to attend college, she plans to start an investment firm for tribal businesses and Indigenous entrepreneurs.

a killing in saskatchewan

the new york times  02/15/2018

Reflections of growing up Indigenous in Saskatchewan, in light of the Colten Boushie trial. For Canada to move on the journey of reconciliation, it first needs to come to terms with its racism problem. 

Liberating the past and embracing our future

CBC Ideas 02/20/2018

...Her dual graduate degrees have informed her views on how reconciliation can be made meaningful for her generation — and not become an empty term of well-intentioned sentimentality.

​Trailblazing relative helps young native american woman dream big

Stanford 06/27/2017

An artist’s daughter from a small Canadian community found inspiration in a one-sentence postcard.

CANADA'S HIDDEN HISTORY: MY MOTHER AND ME

​THE NEW YORK TIMES  01/07/2017

​I was 2 weeks old when I was taken from my mother. After a late night of drinking, she got into a fight, the police were called and, I am told, they found me swaddled and alone on a motel bed in La Ronge, Saskatchewan. She was in her late 20s. It wasn’t until I reached my late 20s that I understood the path that led my mother to that moment.​

canada letter: it's july 1. let's party. wait, why today?

The New york times  
​01/07/2017

On Saturday, Canada celebrates the 150th anniversary of — something. Just exactly what and why is open to interpretation.​

learning from our past

the globe and mail
​28/11/2014

Canadians with a variety of experiences discuss the major challenges our country is facing and how best to address them. This instalment deals with making pluralism work.​

we need an inquiry into mmiw

the globe and mail
​20/05/2014

My sister was in her thirties the first time she came to Toronto. A new mother with a beautiful family, she joined me in visiting the sights and sounds of the city I now call home after moving from Saskatchewan.​

justice for missing women

cbc power & politics  16/05/2014

In the wake of the RCMP report on Murdered and Missing Indigenous women, Gabrielle Scrimshaw provides a commentary as to why a national inquiry is needed on CBC's Power and Politics.

rising stock

walrus magazine
​04/03/2014

While turning to immigration has been highly controversial and raising the birth rate seems far fetched (imagine, a national child care plan!), one possible solution stands out as inherently logical: acknowledging the sole demographic that is already growing.

reconciliation makes sense

cbc news | indigenous
​  01/03/2014

Reconciliation: A new generation of aboriginal Canadians weighs in​. ​Reconciliation makes good business sense, says Scrimshaw.

rcmp report: what it means

ctv national news
​16/05/2014

In the wake of the RCMP report on Murdered and Missing Indigenous women, Gabrielle provided a commentary to a national audience.

Canada 150

The zoomer
​ 26/03/2014

Appearing on a panel moderated by Conrad Black and Denise Donlon, Gabrielle discusses the role of Indigenous people in the founding and growth of Canada.

truth & reconciliation

cbc the national
​25/03/2014

Gabrielle was interviewed on CBC’s The National, discussing Reconciliation and the way forward for Canada's indigenous relations.

the long view on aboriginal education

huffington post
​24/11/2013

Between 2001 and 2026 an estimated 600,000 Aboriginal youth will enter the workforce in Canada.

speakers for change

tedx toronto
​01/07/2013

Gabrielle was unveiled as one of the first four TEDx Toronto speakers. The theme for 2013 was 'the choices we make.'

aboriginal urbanization

global news
17/06/2013

They call themselves Concrete Indians: Aboriginal families who live in urban areas. According to Census data, it’s a growing trend.

millennial first nations

huffington post
​10/05/2013

Much of the news reporting on Canada’s aboriginal community highlights the challenges indigenous people face. ​But then along came Idle No More.

being "indspired"

cbc saskatchewan
15/02/2013

Gabrielle was interviewed on her way to receive the 2013 Indspire youth award. In the interview she talks about her work with APAC and gives advice for Indigenous youth.

her journey

insight project
14/02/2013

The world Gabrielle knew growing up in Duck Lake, Saskatchewan was small, but her dreams were big. Encouraged by a childhood mentor, Gabrielle set off to discover the world. 

explaining idle
​no more

cbc the national
​ 07/01/2013

Ahead of the Prime Minister's meeting with First Nations leaders, we take a look at the Idle No More movement. Joining us are Gabrielle Scrimshaw, Tom Flanagan, Keith Beardsley and Wab Kinew.

"Idle no more"

cbc radio
07/01/2013

Matt Galloway spoke about the growing movement with Cynthia Wesley-Esquimaux and Gabrielle Scrimshaw. 

learn something new

toronto star
25/01/2013

“Everyone loves a good story . . . everyone is a good story,” says Danish journalist and social activist Ronni Abergel, one of the founders of the 6th annual International Human Library Day that unfolds Saturday in libraries.

the micro-social intrapreneurs

forbes
​11/12/2012

​There is, however, another class of corporate change-makers – micro-social intrapreneurs – who are quietly helping their corporations do more good.

volunteers who make a difference

toronto star
​24/11/2012

The “Faces of CivicAction” are 10 volunteers who represent a cross-section of people working with the group that brings together community leaders to tackle the region’s social, economic and environmental problems.

first nations youth recipient

indspire 10/10/2012

​Gabrielle was selected as one of fourteen outstanding Indigenous achievers in Canada by Indspire (formerly the National Aboriginal Achievement Foundation).

volunteers lead way

civic action
20/04/2012

A newly formed organization that provides leadership support to young Aboriginal professionals is example of 'entrepreneurial volunteerism' happening through CivicAction's Emerging Leaders Network. 

opportunities

cbc metro morning 
24/04/2012

Matt Galloway spoke with Gabrielle Scrimshaw. She is co-founder and president of the Aboriginal Professional Association of Canada. 

aboriginal youth and employers

toronto star
29/04/2010

For a young woman with serious ambition there are far worse situations to be in than being gently and persistently pressed by Charlie Coffey to join the ranks of his former employer, the Royal Bank of Canada.
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