...Holly Payton Good morning. (foreign language). My name is Holly Payton, and I am a Market Vice President on CIBC's personal banking team in Eastern Ontario, where I am a member of Curve Lake First Nation. My community is home to many trailblazers, including Elsie Knott, the first woman to become chief of a First Nation in Canada. She was elected in 1954, 3 years after the Indian Act was amended to allow women to participate in banned elections. Knott was an advocate for education and community in many ways, including her work to preserve the Ojibwe language and to help revive our community's powwow celebrations. I started my career at CIBC 2 years before Chief Knott passed away. I was excited to work at one of Canada's leading financial institutions. And that first summer internship 30 years ago, gave me a taste of the career I would build, helping people achieve their ambitions. Reconciliation involves understanding our history so that we can change the future. And as a member of our Canadian...
