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Women’s Leadership – Men’s Role
Women’s Leadership – Men’s Role from Idea Connector.net on Vimeo. What men can do to help advance Aboriginal women’s entrepreneurship. Q&As from the 2012 Conference on Aboriginal Entrepreneurship Women’s Leadership Panel.
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Panel 1: National Indigenous Women Entrepreneurs Ecosystem
NIWEE In the last year and a half. We have explored how Indigenous women interested in Entrepreneurship could be better supported in launching and growing their business. We’ve used mechanism such as a Concept Testing, One-On-One Consultations, Survey, Scanning of Reports, to explore the related issues. Over time the research was brought down to…
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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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Aboriginal Education Needs more than Money to Solve its Problems
Another point of view from an Educator of Educators Jon Bradley, shares his thoughts and experience with ICN’s Guy Dancause on what needs to be fixed in the education system, if young Aboriginal students are to improve their chance to access a greater number of opportunities and achieve success. Jon Bradley, Professor (retired) McGill…
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Disparities in Aboriginal Women’s Health: Part 3 & 4
Aboriginal Women’s Health: Can parity be reached in health equity? These 3 subject experts are living the daily realities of gaps in Aboriginal health outcomes. Can those gaps be closed? Can health equity for Aboriginal women be achieved? What if there was a new approach to family and community health? Could creating an Aboriginal…
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Disparities in Aboriginal Women’s health outcomes
Is it reasonable to think that creating an Aboriginal Women Health Research Centre could play a major role in improving Aboriginal women’s health? Do you agree: We need to find ways to close the disparities in Aboriginal Women’s health outcomes? How should that be done? What would you suggest? Join the upcoming panel…
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Passion, Struggle & Victory of Aboriginal Peoples
The Congress of Aboriginal Peoples (CAP) achieves a milestone in 2016 as it celebrates its 45th anniversary. CAP has played a crucial role in advocating for the rights and interests of Métis and non-status Indians living off-reserve. Since 1971 the battles have been numerous. In this video you will learn about the many struggles…
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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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A Force to Reckon With – Women, Entrepreneurship and Risk
By Janice McDonald, and Clare Berckon Last summer, as part of our study to ascertain how women entrepreneurs look at risk, we crossed Canada asking entrepreneurs about their approach to risk in their businesses. We wanted to test the oft quoted assumption that female entrepreneurs are risk averse. As we spoke to predominately female entrepreneurs…
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Communications with Indigenous Peoples
In this presentation delivered at IPAC’s 2nd Leadership Creative Presentation we learn about ‘Storytelling’ and how it is use to convey traditional teachings, oral history, oratory and in transmitting the interpretation of public and current affairs on Turtle Island Dr. Mary Lou Smoke and Dr. Dan Smoke Communicators, Radio hosts and Professors To view…