Events

The Big Idea 2!, Hamilton, ON

Aug 18 - Sep 28, 2010
The Dreamcatcher Charitable Foundation Presents The BIg Idea 2 with the Council for the Advancement of Native Development Officers. Enter the Big Idea contest for an opportunity to showcase your great ideas. If you have a new product, a new process, or a new program that is directed at the Aboriginal marketplace, or if you are an Aboriginal inventor with an invention you need the world to see, we want to showcase your idea. Make your pitch to our panel of investors for possible financing of...

2010 Conference: Building on Success Assembly of First Nations, Whitehorse, YK

Sep 14-16, 2010
A National Conversation on First Nation Self-Government Yukon First Nations have more than fifteen years of experience with Self-Government. Over that decade and half they have faced numerous challenges, from the transition from an Indian Act Band to obtaining adequate funding. Despite these challenges, there has been great success. The impact on our people, and the ability to control and benefit from our land and its riches, cannot be underestimated. The Yukon Regional Office of the...

National Aboriginal Opportunities Conference Business, Osoyoos, BC

Sep 14-15, 2010
Join host Chief Clarence Louie and over 200 other key Aboriginal and private sector business leaders in 2 days of dialogue about the future landscape of business in Canada. This business conference is unique in design with a focus on networking and discussions around joint ventures. The plenary sessions will showcase successful private sector/Aboriginal business ventures as case studies and examples for others to follow. Space is limited to 250 delegates and the expected mix will be 100...

16th Annual National Housing Conference, Ottawa, ON

Sep 22-24, 2010
The National Aboriginal Housing Association’s 16TH Annual Housing Conference: A Policy Development Forum “Aboriginal Housing and Homelessness: Strategies and Solutions” For sixteen years, NAHA, as the premium Aboriginal Housing organization in Canada, has been promoting safe, decent and affordable housing for First Nations, Métis and Inuit peoples in non-reserve areas. Much remains to be done in this respect. Therefore, the focus of this forum will be on development of a process...

Nominations Are Now Open - Aboriginal Business Hall Of Fame

Sep 30, 2010
The Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business and ESS, a division of Compass Group, are proud to announce the official call for nominations to the Aboriginal Business Hall of Fame (ABHF) for 2011. The ABHF was initiated in 2004 and is now in its 7th year. The ABHF serves to recognize Aboriginal entrepreneurs who demonstrate business leadership, contribute to their community, are commited to building capacity and who contribute substantively to the economic well-being of Aboriginal people in...

Seeking Consent, Securing Resources: Aboriginal Community and Resource Development in a Growing Economy, Winnipeg, MB

Nov 07-9, 2010
Aboriginal communities and resource companies use common lands for often opposing uses and differing values. In the next decade how will Aboriginal communities and resource companies move from talking about consultation to evolving forms of consent? This conference will address ways to meet the challenges facing all of us, including the education and training of Aboriginal youth; development of participation agreements; and ways to mutually prosper in the minerals industry. VENUE: Conference...

Wisdom In Management, ANU, Canberra, Australia

Dec 02-4, 2010
Under the aegis of the College of Business and Economics, Australian National University, the conference will bring together a wide range of scholars and practitioners all who have commitment to advancing understandings and applications of wisdom in management, leadership, and organisations. The conference will be held predominantly in the outstanding new College facilities at ANU in Canberra. Attendance is free thanks to a grant awarded by the College for primary conference costs....