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Building capacity in Opaskwayak
Stan talks about how the discovery of minerals within the community’s traditional land has created an opportunity to build capacity in Opaskwayak. Stan Mcgelvrey Lead Coordinator Nacco Mining Supply Company
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Engaging the Community & Environment with a Native Plant Nursery
Michael sees his mission as helping repair the earth from a multitude of disturbances. We explore with him restoring land that has been mined to a natural or economically usable state and other modern mining practices such as the restoration of productive ecosystems. We discover how plants may look the same, be called by the same name…
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Insights in Working with Aboriginal People
We have discovered this pearl of wisdom, thanks to a good friend of the Idea Connector Network. A presentation delivered by Bob Joseph, to the Vancouver Board of Trade. In his presentation Bob provides great insights in working more effectively with Aboriginal people. He has worked as an associate professor at Royal Roads University. In…
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Is Right Wing Fraser Institute on a Crusade Promoting Indigenous Racism?
Author Guy Dancause Yesterday, the Fraser Institute has published its findings on a recent study titled “Government Spending and Own-Source Revenue for Canada’s Aboriginals: A Comparative Analysis” I agree that by most measurable indicators, Canada’s Indigenous populations are suffering huge hardship. We simply have to look at comparative statistics, comparing Indigenous to non-Indigenous Canadians:…
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Finding the Right Partner
With panelists Bob Crane and Paul F. Wilkinson and Bernd Christmas, we learn about what companies are looking for in an Indigenous partner and how they evaluate potential partnerships. They also talk about the importance of building a reputation and much more. Bob Crane, Manager, Aboriginal Business Development, Atco Structures and Logistics Bernd Christmas,…
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Success Story
Turtle Technologies Inc. out of Corner Brook, a company that provides information technology services. She started her company in Ontario back in 2004, set up a Corner Brook office in 2013 and has since hired local people. She tells us what moved her to become an entrepreneur and how she overcame obstacles along the…
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The Power of Using Questions
“> Lisa shares her views on “The Power of Using Questions.” She talks about developing and asking questions that provoke reflection to get meaningful information and initiate action. Lisa Charleyboy, Founder & Editor-in-Chief, Urban Native Magazine.
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Engaging with B2B customers: why is it so difficult?
Author Guy Dancause “Engaging with B2B customers: why is it so difficult?” Why is it that, in our business life, our approach to engaging customers is, for most of us, different than the path we follow to engage with people in our social life? In our personal life, we meet a person in a social…
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Can Partnerships offer opportunities to Aboriginal Communities?
> With our panelists Bernd Christmas, Bob Crane and Paul F. Wilkinson we are discovering that partnerships can be beneficial to communities that do not benefit from Natural Resources. We explore with our panelists the strategic advantages and disadvantages of partnerships; the value communities are seeking, the leveraging of the partners’ contribution and more.…
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From Prepping to a Catering Kitchen
“> Marie-Cecile is a self-sustaining start-up owner of a catering service. She explains how she brought her company to fruition from humble beginnings. Marie-Cecile Nottaway is the Owner and Head Chef of Wawatay Catering