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Developing Your Indigenous Procurement Strategy
A central finding of this research is that Aboriginal procurement is not the same as traditional supply chain management. Procurement from Aboriginal...
Indigenous Economic Development (2)
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What Is Indigenous Procurement?
Simply put, Indigenous procurement is the act of purchasing goods and/or services from an Indigenous-owned business. For example, our company,...
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Indigenous Economic Development Corporations – The ABCs
Sometimes when the name says it all, the name says it all. This is true in a basic sense with Indigenous Economic Development Corporations. Namely, a...
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Notable Impact of Urban Reserves and Saskatoon
The first urban reserve in Canada was created in 1988 in the City of Saskatoon. The relationship between Saskatoon and Muskeg Lake Cree Nation (MLCN)...
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Urban Reserves and Economic Independence
Paul K. Ledoux, Council Member, Muskeg Lake Cree Nation was a guest speaker at the Urban Reserves Forum in Winnipeg in early March 2016. Paul...
Ramona Materi Ingenia Consulting
Ramona Materi, MPA, MEd is the President of Ingenia Consulting. Ingenia consults on labour market and economic development issues. The firm has...
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Ensuring Indigenous Relations are Embedded in Your Supply Chain
It takes 20 years to build a reputation and five minutes to ruin it. If you think about that, you'll do things differently.” Warren Buffett...
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4 Facts About Indigenous People and Taxes
The myth that Indigenous People do not pay taxes is one of the more enduring misconceptions regarding how easy Indigenous People have it and...
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What Is Indigenous Self-Reliance?
Indigenous Peoples want the ability to participate in the political, and more importantly, the economic mainstream without having to rely on federal...
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Doing Business with First Nations Leasing Land
There is a new reality taking shape in the Canadian economy. More than ever before, First Nations are pursuing and achieving a greater share in the...