Darlene Polachic: Canadian Roots Exchange building bridges in our community

Jessica Alegria is the program officer for the Canadian Roots Exchange, an organization that aims to build bridges between Indigenous and non-Indigenous youth by facilitating dialogue and strengthening relationships.
“Our work is centred on experiential learning,” she says. “In addition to equipping teams of youth across the country to develop their own local programming, we organize cultural exchanges, conferences and experiential workshops.”
One such event was held rece