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Emily Kewageshig for The Globe and Mail

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These businesses are flourishing by serving Indigenous needs first
By seeing Indigenous consumers as customers worth serving, Indigenous entrepreneurs are building successful businesses while fostering cultural pride among communities
Program helps Indigenous businesses install EV chargers to accelerate climate and business goals
Alaska's Indigenous teens emulate ancestors' Arctic survival skills at the Native Youth Olympics
Indigenous communities are leading Canada’s clean energy transition
Preserving heritage, building empires: The rise of Manitobah Mukluks

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These businesses are flourishing by serving Indigenous needs first
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Program helps Indigenous businesses install EV chargers to accelerate climate and business goals
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Alaska's Indigenous teens emulate ancestors' Arctic survival skills at the Native Youth Olympics
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Indigenous communities are leading Canada’s clean energy transition
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Preserving heritage, building empires: The rise of Manitobah Mukluks
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Indigenous consulting companies place community at the centre of their work
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From sap to success: How Wabanaki Maple is reclaiming maple syrup in Atlantic Canada
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Beading businesses bridge communities and create paths to entrepreneurship
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Indigenous-owned breweries challenge stereotypes (and make good beer)
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In Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside, basketball builds Indigenous sisterhood on the court
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CBC launches first national Indigenous strategy, aiming to increase staff, promote languages
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World’s first all-Indigenous modelling agency paves the (run)way for authentic representation
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How the Indigenous ecotourism industry is helping itself bloom
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Spirit Healthcare Group is bridging health gaps for Indigenous communities
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Indigenous entrepreneurs take to the sky with new aviation initiatives
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‘That mountain is shaking’: First-of-its-kind assessment considers Indigenous stories
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Indigenous cannabis entrepreneurs choose between government red tape and reserve ‘red markets’
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‘A true seat at the table’: Why an Indigenous group wants an ownership stake in the TMX pipeline
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For Indigenous founders stuck in startup mode, SOAR accelerator steps up
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Why Ottawa should guarantee loans to Indigenous investors in infrastructure
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Indigenous initiatives amplify opportunities for jobs in technology
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Bank of Canada paper on Indigenous economy highlights the data deficits that hamper progress
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art & architecture
Students bring Indigenous stories to life with cutting-edge virtual reality technology
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An era of justice is quietly delivering huge payback to Indigenous communities
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Storytelling without sacrifice: Tla-o-qui-aht have reclaimed the narrative of their history through tourism
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Investors need disclosure on Indigenous representation; the CSA should require it
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Football trailblazer Jill Fast empowering Indigenous youth
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Prairies are epicentre of evolving Indigenous food scene
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New CEO of First Nations Bank plans to expand wealth-management services for Indigenous clients
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Indigenous-run Longhouse Capital targets $1-billion fund
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Planned production studio in Iqaluit will be ‘game changing,’ says filmmaker
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Why Cheekbone Beauty CEO Jenn Harper thinks inexperience can be an asset
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Keith Martell helped nurture a fledgling bank for Indigenous people. As he retires, he’s seeing a solid base for the future
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Indigenous-owned private credit fund partners with CMHC for home-building venture
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Companies challenged by labour shortage seek to recruit, retain Indigenous workers
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Indigenous groups hope for infrastructure dollars and economic development in federal budget