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Use Firefox, Camino, Opera, Safari browsers Helping to Connect You to Economic Development -------------- Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business -------------- National Aboriginal Capital Corporation -------------- Aboriginal Business Service network -------------- Homalco Indian Band Bute Inlet Development Corporation -------------- Tobique Economic Development Corporation -------------- KITAYAN Community Futures Development Corporation -------------- Joint Economic Development Initiative -------------- Dakota Ojibway Community Futures Development Corporation -------------- Saskatchewan Indian Equity Foundation -------------- Tribal Wi-Chi-Way-Win Capital Corporation -------------- Treaty 7 Economic Development Corporation -------------- Economic Opportunities for BC First Nations -------------- Nuu-chah-nulth Economic Development Corporation -------------- Tribal Resource Investment Corporation -------------- Denendeh Development Corporation -------------- NWT Metis-Dene Development Fund Ltd -------------- NWT Economic Development Advisory Forum -------------- Nunavut Economic Developers Association -------------- Kitikmeot Economic Development Commission -------------- First Peoples and Arctic Gas Pipeline -------------- Aboriginal Economic Development Ontario -------------- Aboriginal Economic Renewal Initiative -------------- Southern First Nations Secretariat Economic Development -------------- Aboriginal Export /Trade Directory -------------- Strengthening Aboriginal Participation in the Economy -------------- Native Edge Economic Development, Guidance and Empowerment -------------- Impact of NAFTA on Aboriginal businesses This is a WORD .doc file -------------- Stories about Reservations and Economic Development -------------- National Center for American Indian Enterprise Development -------------- National Tribal Development Association -------------- Harvard Project on American Indian Economic Development -------------- Northwest American Indian Development -------------- Pan Arctic Inuit Logistics Corporation -------------- INAC Economic Development assistance -------------- Bristol Bay Native Entrepreneurs -------------- Native American Small Business Resources -------------- Business Gateway --------------

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First Nations, Aboriginal and Native Peoples Business News and Features -------------- Click here for access to Aboriginal business news releases -------------- Awards and success stories - Aboriginal businesses in Atlantic Canada -------------- Phony Native American gas company busted by U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for fraud ------------- Solid entrepreneurship! Ulnooweg Development Group receives $2 Million to assist Aboriginal businesses in Atlantic Canada ------------- To Mine or not to Mine government and industry target First Nations with Mining Information Kit ------------- Copper mine to provide benefits to Selkirk First Nation in the Yukon ------------- FirstPeoples Financial markets pre-paid social assistance benefits cards ------------- First Nations create jobs from business battling beetles in BC ------------- Revenues for American Indian- and Alaska Native-Owned Businesses Near $27 Billion ------------- 1 Million a year Tse Keh Nay First Nations signed a cooperation agreement with mining company ------------- National honours for First Nations owned project management firm in British Columbia ------------- United States Senators push for changes to improve opportunities for Native American businesses ------------- Ktaqamkuk Mikmaq Alliance promotes business that targets First Nations water needs ------------- 6th annual E-Spirit Aboriginal Youth Business Plan Competition ------------- First Nations Agricultural Lending Association opens office on Vancouver Island ------------- Aboriginal participation in the mining industry grows but remains significantly low, and barriers remain ------------- Fur Trapping Activities Agreements promise more benefits for First Nations in Ontario ------------- Campbell River Indian Band is well known for its economic development initiatives - cruise ship terminal is scheduled to open this year -------------- First Nations and farming - a growing interest -------------- On the Job Training Record number of Aboriginal apprentices working in Alberta -------------- No cost self-employment training program for Aboriginal entrepreneurs ------------- Mackenzie Gas Project National Energy Board and Joint Panel Review hearings ------------- Diamond mine holds out hope for remote First Nations ------------- Cree First Nation leader embraces technology possibilities with purpose and passion ------------- Labrador Metis Nation is a key partner in Canada's largest wind farm project ------------- Diamonds for Diamonds - DeBeers transportation contract for Air Creebec and James Bay First Nation ------------- Dakota Dunes, First Nations-owned golf course declared #1 Chosen Best New Golf Course in Canada by Golf Digest ------------- Innu and Naskapi business, a first in Canadian history Aboriginal ownership of a railway line ------------- First Nations Commercial and Industrial Development Act aims to level the playing field ------------- First Nations Oil and Gas and Moneys Management Act to enable First Nations to assume control over management of their oil and gas resources and moneys ------------- McLeod Lake Indian Band Business and Economic Development Success, Despite Barriers ------------- Funding for cruise ship terminal with a First Nations theme ------------- The first Atlantic Aboriginal Entrepreneur award winners ------------- Maoris gaining livelihoods through eco-tourism -------------- Attawapiskat First Nation and gold mining interests ------------- Swampy Cree Tribal Council signed a forestry agreement with the Government of Manitoba ------------- Meadow Lake First Nations and U.S. forestry deal ------------- Deh Cho First Nation lawsuit no longer major threat to the multi billion dollar Mackenzie Gas Project ------------- $20 million Fort McKay First Nation oil sands joint venture promises hundreds of jobs -------------- Metis Nation calls for fair trade and creation of a level economic playing field in Canada ------------- First Nations may soon have greater control over their oil and gas revenues - new legislation ------------- Multi-million dollar partnership agreement signed by Ch-ihl-kway-uhk First Nations Forestry firm ------------- Aboriginals and governments blamed by Imperial Oil for halt of key activities for Mackenzie Gas Project ------------- Beaver First Nation and Cote First Nation join the growing number participating in oil and gas exploration ------------- New company will focus on the growth of mining development in Nunavut ------------- Historic gas development contract for Sweetgrass First Nation ------------- The business of trees both the Squamish Nation and Haida Nation reap benefits but in very different ways ------------- First Nations Green Power 6.5 Megawatt run-of-the-river hydro power project ------------- FSIN targets Indian Affairs for criticism for ending the Business Development programs ------------- Horse Lake First Nation gets more than $1 million of funding for major oil and gas drilling project ------------- Tribes celebrate their latest success - gambling profits help partnership open first class Washington hotel ------------- Partnership enables Aboriginal communities to stay connected and join the global Internet economy ------------- Nuclear waste business on tribal lands ------------- Business mentoring for Aboriginal youth in Canada ------------- Metis and Cree businessmen share the limelight as the first inductees into Aboriginal Business Hall of Fame ------------- Cote First Nation signs oil and gas deal ------------- Economic Development and First Nations - a report yesterday, today and hope for tomorrow ------------- Oneida Nation offers stock options to employees -------------- A Decade of Progress -------------- Samson Cree Nation takes historic first step into the oil and gas drilling business -------------- Chipewyan Prairie and Heart Lake First Nations forestry harvesting company ------------- The K-Net Story - Weaving the Networked Economy in Kuhkenah First Nation Communities ------------- First Nations Bank of Canada reported financial results that continue its trend of strong growth in all key areas ------------- Quatsino First Nation plans to build industrial park -------------- Building on existing Aboriginal entrepreneurial capacity -------------- Unique Aboriginal business specializes in the mechanical removal of fat from seal skins ------------- 14th annual Nishnawbe Aski Nation Business Awards -------------- Membertou celebrates the opening of their $7 Million world class trade and convention centre ------------- Mamit Innuat get boost for marine products processing -------------- EXCLUSIVE REPORT Partnering with First Nations is good for business and good for First Nations - Black River First Nation and Tembec a Business Venture Success Story ------------- Tsawwassen FN $47 Million Port Authority agreement ------------- Senate Aboriginal Peoples Committee to study involvement of Aboriginal communities and businesses in Canada's economic development activities -------------- Aboriginal Businesses - Surpassing Billion Dollar Milestone -------------- Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation world-class wildlife viewing site ------------- Survey says most Aboriginal businesses reported profits and expect growth over next two years ------------- Aboriginal communities to benefit further from computer giant IBM unveils national strategy ------------- Mohawk Internet Technologies gaining international exposure -------------- Mamaweswen North Shore Tribal Council has winning $1.6 million tender -------------- Thunderchild First Nation benefits from natural gas sales -------------- $200,000 economic devlopment and business boost for Fort William First Nation ------------- Green light for White Cap Dakota First Nation casino ------------- $800,000 for Kitasoo First Nation economic development forestry and tourism businesses ------------- Millbrook First Nation scores a major business /jobs victory with Canadian helicopter deal ------------- Gaming business partnership, part of Cowichan Tribes efforts toward self-sufficiency ------------- First Nations Bank of Canada reported strong growth results ------------- Enoch Cree Nation moving forward with its world class $140 Million casino/entertainment resort ------------- Cook's Ferry First Nation-owned ranch gets $157,500 assistance from BC -------------- Alexis Nakota Sioux Nation signed forestry partnering economic development deal cooperative resource use and protection agreement -------------- Bear River First Nation aims to capture a share of the growing interest in aboriginal tourism -------------- Support for First Nation agricultural co-operatives -------------- Unique partnership connects Saskatchewan's Aboriginal labour force and employers -------------- Aboriginals and the booming diamond industry in the north report says firms feel like the ham in the sandwich - land claim aboriginal and treaty rights disputes ------------- From heavy equipment to cranberries, Aboriginal businesses get significant federal funding -------------- Hul'qumi'num Treaty Group First Nation funding for shellfish business ------------- Providing Banking / Investment Programs In Indian Country ------------- St. Mary’s Indian Band business -Aqam Native Plant Nursery ------------- The People of Saulteau and West Moberly Oil and Gas Showdown ------------- First Nations to Review BC Offshore Oil and Gas ------------- First Nations aquaculture business Farmed Fish Story - A Whopper of a Controversy ------------- Traditional Iroquois way of growing works for today's farmer ------------- Chehalis Indian Band signed $2.3 Million forestry agreement ------------- Tool Kit to Increase Aboriginal Involvement in Mining ------------- Aboriginal peoples are benefiting from Canada's diamond mining boom ------------- Anishinabek Nation denounced Court decision that upheld corporate control over lands and holdings ------------- The sale of Canadian First Nation's natural gas in the U.S. ------------- The trials of tourism in Indian country - business boon versus clash of cultures ------------- Journey to Success Aboriginal Womens Business Planning Guide ------------- Construction begins on Membertou's trade and commerce centre -------------- Kitselas and Kitsumkalum First Nations Sign Forestry Agreement with BC -------------- Joint Venture Bigstone Cree Nation Oil and Gas Development -------------- Kaska Nation moves forward in Alaska Highway Pipeline Project talks -------------- Sliammon First Nation and its tourism strategy -------------- Enterprise-based Employment for Aboriginal People ------------- Aboriginal Business Opportunities Summit 2004 -------------- Fort Nelson First Nation's $8 Million partnership B.C.'s First Aboriginal Owned and Operated Oil and Gas Rig ------------- More accountability / transparency for First Nations gaming in Manitoba - proposed legislation ------------- $15 Million First Nations component to the BC Government's BC Rail sale to CN ------------- $599 000 investment to support Aboriginal Tourism ------------- Millbrook First Nation officially opens Aquaculture and Horticulture Facility ------------- Yale First Nation mining project will create jobs and long-term financial benefits ------------- 2003 Mishtapew Awards of Excellence ------------- National Aboriginal Economic Development Board appointments ------------- Circle for 2015 - Celebrating Aboriginal Business in BC ------------- Nishnawbe Aski Nation ready to do business ------------- Aboriginal northerners are concerned about share of benefits from natural gas pipleine ------------- Mi'kmaq First Nation Community of Membertou part of major Information Technology venture ------------- International award for Aboriginal businessman ------------- Quatsino First Nation agrees to unique deal with mining firm ------------- World Summit of Indigenous Entepreneurs ------------- Indigenous Economic Opportunities Conference ------------- First Nations in Atlantic Canada receive business funds ------------- Creating first nations wealth from northern Ontario forests ------------- Boston Bar First Nation helping to create wealth and jobs in rural BC communities ------------- Treaty 6 First Nations expand their involvement in Alberta's oilpatch ------------- Moose Cree First Nation loses railway deal to Ontario politics ------------- Five Million Dollar Business Deal Musqueam Indian Band buys Musqueam Golf business ------------- Tsimshian to develop cruise ship and shellfish businesses ------------- Third annual E-Spirit Business Plan Competition ------------- First-ever study reveals $2.9 billion of Economic Activity for Aboriginal Tourism in Canada ------------- Pacheedaht First Nation develops a beach-front resort ------------- Campbell River First Nation Plans Cruise Ship Port ------------- Improved access to business financing for young Aboriginal entrepreneurs ------------- HaidaBucks cafe under attack from Starbucks ------------- Funding will help Esquimalt Nation's commercial development ------------- Huu-ay-aht First Nation Gets Funding For Abalone Production ------------- Kaska Nation MOU- mineral exploration, economic partnerships and protection of traditional lands ------------- More than a million dollars announced for business and economic development ------------- National Business Summit Strenghtening Aboriginal Participation in Canada's Economy ------------- More opportunities to access federal funds ------------- Moose Deer Point First Nation receives business partnership award ------------- Industries urged to buy Aboriginal goods /services ------------- More business funds for Metis in Alberta ------------- $1.6 Million to Create More Aboriginal Corporate Partnerships in Ontario ------------- West Bank First Nation chief is pleased with new forestry deal with British Columbia ------------- First Nation in Northern Ontario calls off halt to major diamond project ------------- Ceremonies held to celebrate Osoyoos Indian Band businesses ------------- Launch of consultations on proposed First Nations Fiscal Institutions legislation ------------- Tax Exemption - a Tool for Economic Development for First Nations - Sorting Out the Issues - .pdf file ------------- Senate Aboriginal Peoples Committee - Mar 19, 2002 Testimony by Aboriginal Business Canada Dept of Industry Canada ------------- Canadian business community heaps praise on Membertou Mi'kmaq First Nation ------------- Vancouver Island Business Excellence Award for Gildas Box of Treasures Theatre ------------- North Thompson Indian Band signs agreement with helicopter skiing company ------------- Unique Aboriginal business gains support ------------- Kaska Nation and SNC-Lavalin Inc. to create new joint venture in the Yukon ------------- Improving access to financial resources First Nations Equity Inc. officially launched ------------- Emerging Aboriginal business community in the NWT ------------- Cooperation not competition - minimize social costs report on First Nations gambling in Canada NOTE - this is a .pdf file ------------- Aboriginals must get fair share of Canada's northern energy resources boom ------------- Skeetchestn Indian band will benefit from $180 Million Six Mile Resort deal ------------- Changing Times Changing Economy. World Famous Aboriginal fashion designer Dorothy Grant On the Move - to wholesale ------------- Economic development and jobs for Inuit of Labrador ------------- Unique Aboriginal food products ------------- Little Shuswap Indian Band signs $5million housing deal with Sun Peaks Resort ------------- Membertou news release on MOU ------------- Showcasing successful Aboriginal women and their businesses ------------- Business Opportunities ------------- Forestry pilot projects announced for First Nations on Vancouver Island ------------- Landmark 20 year forestry deal for Wahgoshig & New Post First Nations ------------- Squamish Nation Fibre Optic Network -------------- Corporations redefine relationships with Aboriginal people -------------- More First Nations, Aboriginal, Native Peoples Business News --------------

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