Developing Leaders

  • National Chief Dwight Dorey

    National Chief Dwight Dorey

    > In conversation from the 2nd Annual Creative Leaders’ Symposium with National Chief Dwight Dorey. He shares his views on the changing economy and the business opportunities it provides. He also discusses symposia as sources of business intelligence; and partnerships as potential source of business growth. As well he talks about, young Aboriginal people…

  • Insights: Corporations Preparing for their First Business Meeting  with an Aboriginal Community.

    Insights: Corporations Preparing for their First Business Meeting with an Aboriginal Community.

    Bob shares his experience in planning meetings with Aboriginal communities to discuss business opportunities.  Corporations intending to meet with an Aboriginal community should keep in mind Bob’s insights on typical formalities and expectations. Bob Crane  Aboriginal Business & Development Manager for Eastern Canada, ATCO Structures & Logistics  Please, share this video, use button and…

  • Dawn Lavell Harvard President NWAC

    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

  • Foresight – Leadership

    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.

  • Meet Marie-Cecile Nottaway the Algonquin Martha Stewart

    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…

  • Sustainable Development and Capabilities for the Polar Region

    Sustainable Development and Capabilities for the Polar Region

     By:  Umut Riza Ozkhan – Stephan Schott Abstract The paper develops a sustainable development framework for individual and collective capabilities in mixed subsistence and wage-based economies. We apply this framework to such regions of the Arctic and evaluate interactions and conflicts between two sectors of the mixed economy and between current and future generations…

  • Apprenticeship in the resource sector

    Apprenticeship in the resource sector

    Preparing human resources to benefit from opportunities made available through the development of natural resources Christina Jones Apprenticeship Officer Wii-ni n’guch-tood LDM        

  • Education for Entre-Intrapreneurs

    Education for Entre-Intrapreneurs

    Teaching entrepreneurship and making it safe to learn from failure helps prepare people to create their own jobs as entrepreneurs or to become “intrapreneurs” for their future employers. Cheryl Jensen, President, Algonquin College         

  • NWACs Perspective – Dawn Lavell Harvard

    NWACs Perspective – Dawn Lavell Harvard

    In conversation with Denise Anne Boissoneau, Dawn talks about Aboriginal problems that need to be viewed as Canadian issues. Dawn Lavell Harvard, President Native Women Association of Canada (NWAC)

  • Success the First Nation Way

    Success the First Nation Way

    By Sandi Boucher So many I meet want to learn how to be successful in spite of or in consideration of the fact that we are First Nation, with different teachings and a different world view. Those inquiries always make me smile, for I am successful BECAUSE I am First Nation, not in spite of it. Let me explain…