Keith Brooks
(He/Him)

Keith Brooks is mixed Cree, from God’s Lake (Manitou Sakahigan) First Nation, located on Treaty 5 Territory in northern Manitoba. Keith lives in Winnipeg, Manitoba, for school and work, but he spends summers and winter holidays back home whenever possible.

Before joining the public sector, Keith was studying at the University of Manitoba where he obtained an honours degree in economics, becoming the first person in his family to graduate from a post-secondary institution. He is presently enrolled part-time in a Master’s program in economics, and has plans to further his education at the Ph.D. level.

Keith was inspired to study economics as a way to better understand the economic gap between Indigenous Peoples and Canadians, and he wishes to study and continue to work in the Indigenous economic development sector as a life-long career. Growing up in an isolated First Nation community made him think deeply about why economic inequality exists and why it persists today, especially for remote communities like his. Through his work with the National Indigenous Economic Development Board, he hopes to narrow the economic gap faced by Indigenous Peoples and live in a world where Indigenous Peoples have the same level of economic opportunity as the rest of Canada.