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Chris Lechkobit-Carpenter

Former Director Indigenous Relations (BC Gov) at Heiltsuk First Nation

Chris Lechkobit-Carpenter is Heiltsuk First Nation (mother's side) and Squamish/Ukrainian (father's side), based on Musqueam lands in Vancouver. He was formerly Director of Indigenous Relations in BC's Provincial Government Connectivity Division, where he led fiber rollout projects to First Nations communities. He left government in mid-2025 to build enterprise AI systems specifically for Indigenous communities un...

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Roles

  • Former Director Indigenous Relations (BC Gov)
  • founding-member
  • Independent Consultant
  • Indigenous AI Systems Developer

Organizations

  • Heiltsuk First Nation
  • LC Insights
  • Squamish Nation

Locations

  • Vancouver, British Columbia

Tags

  • bc-ai
  • data-sovereignty
  • founding-member
  • heiltsuk-nation
  • indigenous-ai
  • ocap-principles
  • on-premise-ai
  • open-source
  • squamish-nation
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