DAYWALKER

Patrick is from Hobbema, Alberta and is a member of the Samson Cree Nation. He was born January 22, 1957. By trade, he is a certified Electrician and by profession, he is a certified Hypnotherapist and has a Master's in Complementary Therapies... Pat worked for the Band for 10 years starting as a maintenance worker to electrical apprentice to journeyman status to being the electrical supervisor. As the supervisor, he found no challenge and became very discontent with his position. He decided to venture out on his own. He saw that there was much dependency on the Chief and Council and decided that not everyone could or should work for the band. The model was very much communistic and based on a dictatorship pyramid model where all the power is at the top. In the neighboring towns, the governments did not own the businesses but it was individuals that created the economic base. On the rez, the Chief and Council controlled everything. He decided to take the lead in showing other Nation..

Also known as: Day Walker & Co

Primary location: Canada