Indigenous Business

With First Nations representing an ever-increasing portion of the Canadian population, Northern Ontario universities are using a number of ways to engage and accommodate them.

The Moose Cree First Nation have hit upon the secret to true independence. The community is shaking out the final details of a landmark equity deal struck with Ontario Power Generation (OPG) as part of the province's $2.

Frustration is mounting as three communities vie to be the new sustainable licence holders (SFL) for the Crown land surrounding Marathon , Manitouwadge and Pic River . Competition is fierce and other organizations are jockeying for the same spot.

Start them young. It's the rationale behind a recruiting tool designed to attract more Aboriginal youth into mineral exploration and mining careers.

Noront Resources Ltd. (NOT:TSX) is supporting the actions of its exploration partner Marten Falls First Nation to block exploration in the Ring of Fire area of the James Bay Lowlands.

A Thunder Bay mineral symposium of the Matawa First Nations tribal council in February could be a raucous affair. The aggressive push by Cliffs Natural Resources and Canada Chrome to develop a $1.

Opening up Ontario's Far North to mineral development means First Nation communities will need top-notch environmental experts in their corner.

Sioux Lookout is taking a serious look at establishing an urban First Nation reserve to stimulate economic development. The initiative is on the agenda for Sioux Lookout's upcoming Economic Development Summit, Nov.

Operating a First Nations-owned forestry company is likely going to eat into Terry Favelle's social life.

A young First Nation boy caught Paul Martin's ear. “'Before you went into politics you were a lawyer and then the president of Canada Steamship Lines, right?'” said the boy to Canada's former Prime Minister.