
Treasurer
Minister of Culture, Language, and Heritage
Minister of Poverty Reduction and Unhoused
Minister of Justice
Associate Minister of Métis Rights
Senate Liaison
Representing Vancouver Island and Powell River
Patrick Harriott is currently in his second term as Regional Director for Region 1. His portfolio work includes the Minister of Culture, Heritage and Language, Minister of Justice, Minister of Poverty Reduction and Unhoused, Associate Minister of Métis Rights, and MNBC Treasurer. His passion for good governance also led him to being the chair of the MNBC Governance Committee, and the MNBC Board representative on the Métis Nation Governing Assembly’s Electoral Act and Governance Committees.
Harriott spent most of his childhood in Manitoba where he frequently hunted and picked chokecherries with his grandfather on their family’s Métis scrip lands. He moved to Victoria and followed his family’s legacy of entrepreneurship by founding and operating a successful landscaping company for 15 years.
A love of Métis culture and community drew him to volunteer his time with Métis Nation Greater Victoria. He joined the community board of directors, and after 5 years, became the President for 4 years. During this time, he represented the community on School District 61 Indigenous Advisory council as co-chair, University of Victoria Indigenous advisory, Capital Regional District – Reaching Home homelessness funding advisory committee, and the Victoria Urban Reconciliation Dialogue steering committee. Patrick is currently the founding chair of the Victoria Indigenous Community Advisory Board for the Indigenous stream of Reaching Home funding. He spent 2 years on the BC Government “In Plain Sight” Racism in Healthcare Task Team on the Legislative Committee. Patrick also sits on the BC Minister’s Poverty Reduction Advisory Committee.
Regionally, for Vancouver Island, Patrick worked hard to organize a restart to the annual Vancouver Island Métis Rendezvous. He also helped drive the creation of the newly formed Amelia Douglas Institute for Métis Culture and Language. ADI’s purpose is to educate the public about Métis people, collect the history of Métis people in BC, and support the revitalization of Métis culture, language, and artistic expression.