<p>When I first started out in the helping field as an Alcohol and Drug Counsellor the three people I found the most inspiring (and still find inspiring!) were -&nbsp;</p><p style="text-align: start">I find Lee Brown so inspiring because he had a vision from down south to start a treatment centre in the Southern Interior of BC. &nbsp;So he packed up all his belongings and moved to Canada to start one of the best Treatment Centres in BC and possibly Canada. &nbsp;To have this vision and carry it out has literally helped thousands of First Nations Individuals. &nbsp;I’ve had the pleasure of attending a couple of sessions in the community with Lee Brown. &nbsp;His teachings are very memorable. &nbsp;He even showed us the work in the garden that he was helping create/develop at UBC. &nbsp;This tour was very, very informative.&nbsp;<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.facebook.com/lee.brown.5015983">https://www.facebook.com/lee.brown.5015983</a>.</p><p style="text-align: start">&nbsp;</p><p style="text-align: start">Gerry Oldman is another elder we want to give a huge shout-out to. &nbsp;I had the honour of hiring Gerry as a facilitator for a 5 session “Elder Forum” gathering of elders at the Vancouver Friendship Centre. &nbsp;He is an awesome facilitator and storyteller. &nbsp;You can hear his awesome stories on his “Teaching in the Air” podcast. &nbsp;Very inspirational podcast.</p><p style="text-align: start"><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.facebook.com/teachingsintheairpodcast">https://www.facebook.com/teachingsintheairpodcast</a>&nbsp;.</p><p style="text-align: start">&nbsp;</p><p style="text-align: start">Seislom is another awesome elder I’ve had the privilege to work with. &nbsp;We used to hire him to conduct our “Blanket Honouring” Ceremonies. &nbsp;We hosted them twice per year for individuals who made significant gains in their recovery journey. &nbsp;Seislom’s ability to conduct ceremonies was great. &nbsp;Hearing Seislom shares his wisdom at one of our discussion series events was very, very powerful. &nbsp;That was the most power I’ve ever heard from Seislom. &nbsp;His knowledge and teachings have sustained many individuals throughout the years.&nbsp;<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.facebook.com/Seislom">https://www.facebook.com/Seislom</a>&nbsp;.</p><p style="text-align: start">&nbsp;</p><p style="text-align: start">Share your top 3 inspo people!</p><p style="text-align: start">&nbsp;</p><p style="text-align: start">If you would like to take our free “Seven Sacred Teachings” Course please click here.</p><p style="text-align: start">&nbsp;</p><p style="text-align: start"><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.jdassociates.ca/opt-in-5ef2a825-4a04-4da5-9e17-05d8089347d9">https://www.jdassociates.ca/opt-in-5ef2a825-4a04-4da5-9e17-05d8089347d9</a></p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><img src="https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0?ui=2&amp;ik=620b492e96&amp;attid=0.1.1&amp;permmsgid=msg-f:1755860875264689659&amp;th=185e1229c12885fb&amp;view=fimg&amp;fur=ip&amp;sz=s0-l75-ft&amp;attbid=ANGjdJ_D5iCBRJWQafWsTMLXKHGEnw41Ff-X-JCgEQZPj6s-7Crmk3UcIAUlzBemQ4K13jR_dsJzQBIg5Mm-3BAX6ZbhLRGqrvwUDjNrrO8rWkCjIhcvEn2wmDm4xFE&amp;disp=emb" alt="NBoVsy6kTuWViEi59oZK_file.jpg" style="width: 300px; 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