For Native American entrepreneur Terrie Brigham, 46, commercial fishing is not just a business venture, but has defined her family and tribe for generations. When she and her family set up Brigham Fish Market in Cascade Locks, Oregon, it was just a continuation and...
Native American entrepreneur Chad Germann, 45, believes that the path to Indigenous entrepreneurial success is in careful thought and self-development. “You need to figure out a way to be valuable to others,” said Ger- mann, an enrolled member of the Mille Lacs Band...
"The current state of affairs in Canada is such that building a pipeline to tidewater is practically impossible," says Alberta Premier Rachel Notley. Truer words were rarely spoken. These ones were spoken at an August 30 press conference as the courts set back the...
For Jessica Mehta, 36, an ambitious and intelligent Cherokee entrepreneur from Oregon, the key to business success is to “do it with a mindset of service.” “If you look at any large successful enterprise, you will see that is at the center,” she said, in a phone...
In his paper “Successful Integration Experiences From Around the World”, Joseph Quesnel examines the response of three diverse countries to the economic and social challenges facing their Indigenous populations: Mexico with its Meso-American peoples, the Japanese with...
Three concurrent and independent elements are preventing Alberta from deriving the full potential out of its energy resources. It is generally said that good things come in sets of three. The Latin expression "omne trium perfectum" conveys the idea that things that...
Unless we’re careful, the new “cities agenda” will be at the expense of rural Canada.
A new study suggests the Canadian Wheat Board unnecessarily suppresses the barley market.
Former New Zealand Finance Minister Ruth Richardson outlines that country’s Fiscal Responsibility Act.
The buzz in the education community is that Peter Bjornson, Minister of Education, Citizenship and Youth, has quietly abolished the standards tests in Grades 6 and 9. Unfortunately, the Minister did not make a public announcement, which probably means that he knew...
Peak load pricing to happen in Ontario
Many First Nations in Manitoba’s North have been devastated by hydro-electric projects. While the new one at Wuskwatim could on balance be positive for the Cree, they need to address its downside.
A celebration of environmental health should recognize its major cause, the modern farmer.
The abuse of women in First Nations is being ignored, and the courts are complicit in it.
Study looks at negative impacts of Montreal amalgamation.