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From Social Assistance to PhD
Julie talks about her experience of living on social assistance to taking the path of personal growth to earn her PhD. In an insightful interview, she describes the road she took to achieve success, her determination, challenges, lessons learned and her road to...
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...
Recruiting Aboriginal Employees
If your corporate brand isn't viewed as the bridge between your organization and its Aboriginal work force -- you're missing out. ICN's Chantal Fraser talks with Michael Milanese, about the recruitment of Aboriginal employees and about relationships between...
Young Fashionista
ABC's to building a career in the Fashion Industry Angela talks about her career path in becoming a fashion designer. She tells us that fashion is a very satisfactory career. However, fashion design isn't for the weak at heart, because to break through you need...
Developing Business Relationships
David's current consulting activities include meeting facilitation, team development, cross-cultural understanding between northern First Nations and Métis Settlements and the oil and gas industry. In this video interview David talks more specifically about...
Ceremonial Tobacco
For many Indigenous people tobacco has been used traditionally in ceremonies, rituals and prayers for thousands of years. It is used for a variety of medicinal purposes and its ceremonial use has powerful spiritual meaning establishing a direct communication link...
Value-Based Leadership
Dealing with Change Management David talks about how a leader should prepare for change management. He makes the argument that capacity building may start and end with the Corporate Board or with Senior Management, but change needs staff buy-in if strategic...
Share your knowledge and build on practical experiences
Gain important development experience and establish important connections with organizations engaged in indigenous development around the world. Claire talks about how the University of Winnipeg Master’s in Development Practice: Indigenous Development builds the...
NWAC’s Vision of The Future: Aboriginal Women’s Issues
The Future of Aboriginal Women Issues, Dawn Lavell-Harvard in conversation with Denise Anne Boissonneau, LL.B “As we moved forward in time we need to get away from the notion of consultation… women need the right to real, informed, free and prior consent…” Dawn Lavell...
Cindy Blackstock Challenges Canada — Part III
The Need to Talk About Our Kids As Much As We Talk About Natural Resources and Our Businesses Cindy talks about various pilot projects on child-welfare and their evidence based results. She also makes the argument that we need to put as much energy in talking about...
An alternative: Show your Art to Thousands of People and Get Them to Buy It.
By Pass The Feather For many of us, advertising costs are out of reach. How can we sell our art without paying high prices for advertising? How can we show thousands of people our work and get them to buy it? Social Media. Facebook, Google+, YouTube, Twitter, Etsy,...
Cindy Blackstock Challenges Canada — Part II
The Need for Equal Services for FN Child and Family Cindy talks about the current federal funding approach to child and family services. Because of the lesser budgets provided by the Federal Government, FN Child and Family Services Agencies have not kept pace with...
Empowerment of Indigenous Women and their Families: NWAC’s Perspective
Host Denise Anne Boissoneau speaks with Dawn Lavell-Harvard about NWAC's perspective on Indigenous women's issues. NWAC has been playing a key role in empowering Indigenous women and their families. It has done so through the revitalization, restoration and...
Cindy Blackstock Challenges Canada – Part I
Through time Canadians have relied on Government to be the source of change but government's don't create, they respond to change. This is the first of a three part series. Dr. Cindy Blackstock Executive Director FN Child and Family Caring Society of Canada To view...
Funding Your Child’s Education
By Carol Ann Budd Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world. Nelson Mandela Whether your child is eligible for band funding or not, part of nurturing your child likely includes saving for their education. Attending college or...
Access to Equal Opportunities
Although there is momentum within the Aboriginal community when it comes to employment, education and economic prosperity more needs to be done at the corporate level to ensure cultural inclusion. Monique Bateman Special Advisor on Aboriginal Relations TD Bank To view...
The Secrets of a Successful Career
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 Dawn Lavell Harvard, President Native Women Association of Canada (NWAC) Please,...
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...