Exploring Theme: "Indigenous-led Initiatives"

Canada’s National Observer: Workers stop for lunch at the arena, one of many amenities and infrastructure projects the community of 700 has been able to finance through relationship with industry, in Fort McKay, Alta., on Apr. 25, 2024. File photo by The Canadian Press/Amber Bracken Listen to article Some Indigenous communities in northern Alberta hope the Trans Mountain pipeline...

“To be able to support two deals in this sector is very, very important.” — Chana Martineau, CEO for the Alberta Indigenous Opportunities Corporation Chana Martineau: CEO for Alberta Indigenous Opportunities Corporation Windspeaker.com: The Alberta Indigenous Opportunities Corporation (AIOC) has expanded its reach into northern Alberta with oil and gas infrastructure assets. The newly-formed Wapiscanis...

‘Indigenomics’ event held to bring companies and governments into wave of growth CBC News: Entrepreneur Rob Tebb can see his company becoming bigger — a lot bigger. “The opportunity is there to just grow this business to four or five times the size that it is,” he said. Tebb, who is Métis, owns Regina-based Xtended...

Kainai Forage sets a new record with a 40,000 tonne first cut and it has no plans of stopping there Kainai-Blood Chief Roy Fox (Blackfoot name Makiinima) stands in front of a painting of Stamikso’sak, a Blood Tribe war chief from the early 1800s. Photo:Supplied  NationTalk: Alberta Farmer Express – Four years ago, Kainai Forage set...