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In Conversation with Sheila Isaac
Sheila is a woman of many talents and many experiences, a lawyer by profession. She talks about her experience as a Band Manager, a Policy Advisor (Aboriginal Youth and Women) and about how she came to Human Resources almost by accident. She reflects on the meaning of life experiences and leaves us with the…
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Profile: POSITIVE THOUGHTS, POSITIVE RESULTS
Profile of a Successful Aboriginal Woman Dr. Shannon McDonald It took her a long time to acquire self-confidence, but once she did she trained as a physician, completing her MD in 1998 (at the tender age of 40), followed with post-graduate medical training in Community Medicine and Psychiatry. She has had broad experience at multiple…
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Memski: Creating Economic Growth for Mi’kmaw People
Memski is connecting Mi’kmaw people, skills and projects. With Sheila we talk about how Minski brings the resources needed for the Mi’kmaw people and contractors to provide services to build the Maritime Link project, a transmission system that includes 180-kilometre subsea cables that will deliver hydroelectric power from Cape Ray in Newfoundland to an…
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Aboriginal Staffing in Corporate Calgary
First Aboriginal business of its kind in Alberta Janice talks about her experience in starting the first Aboriginal for profit staffing agency in Alberta; and about the hurdles she had to overcome as an Aboriginal business women. She shares her thoughts on the impact technology is having on the industry. Janice Larocque President Spirit…
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Connected North
Transforming education in Northern Communities — the Cisco experience in connecting schools in the North. Enhancing Education in remote Northern communities has become a little easier. Willa Black Vice President, Corporate Affairs Cisco To view additional content on the 2nd Annual Creative Leaders’ Symposium click Symposium Please, share this video, use button and add…
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Community Based Volunteer Training Programs
In a panel Yogendra Chaudhry with Carol Crowe, and Kara Flynn talk about the development of people skills needed to implement community volunteer programs in Aboriginal communities, schools and to non-Aboriginal organizations. As well as working collaboratively with Aboriginal communities. Yogendra Chaudhry, PhD., VP, Professional Services, ECO Canada Carol Crowe, Instructor, Parkland College (BEAHR)…
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Dawn Lavell Harvard President NWAC
Denise Anne Boissoneau speaks with Dawn Lavell-Harvard about her career, NWAC perspective of Aboriginal Women’s Issues and Dawn share her views on NWAC and the future of women’s issues To view your digital magazine Click here
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Foresight – Leadership
In the context of a 2015 Foresight Exercise “A Framework for Building Relationships” (to see report click here) , we have asked 8 Aboriginal personalities to share their views on eight questions. The fifth question was: “What if most Aboriginal people could elect forward thinking leaders? David Acco and Panel President Acosys Consulting Services Inc.
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Meet Marie-Cecile Nottaway the Algonquin Martha Stewart
Marie-Cecile (Cezin) Nottaway… one of only seven 2016 Award recipients in the Province of Quebec She gently pulls canoes out of fortune-cookie dough, bakes a mean bannock and does not shy away from roasting a beaver. Martha Stewart, eat your heart out— or Marie-Cecile Nottaway will do it for you. It”s how Martha Troian wrote…
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Foresight – What if Aboriginal Youth were Offered Means to Achieve their Full Potential?
In the context of a 2015 Foresight Exercise “A Framework for Building Relationships” (to see report click here) , we have asked 8 Aboriginal personalities to share their views on eight questions. The fourth question was: “What if Aboriginal Youth were Offered means to Achieve their Full Potential?” Bob Crane and panel ATCO Structures and…