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Six N.W.T. projects receive Arctic Inspiration Prize funding
By Sarah Sibley Local Journalism Initiative Reporter All six N.W.T. projects selected as Arctic Inspiration Prize finalists won funding as the prize’s 2021 ceremony took place on Friday night. While the $1-million top prize went to a Nunavik addictions recovery program, three N.W.T. projects received almost $1.5 million in Arctic ...
Read More »Yukon government gives green light to Coffee Gold project
WHITEHORSE-Yukon says it has approved the development of a gold mine south of Dawson City in partnership with the federal government and First Nations. In a news release, it says the proposed Coffee Gold project by the Newmont Corp. is expected to have a lifespan of about 24 years including ...
Read More »Tahltan Nation becomes distributor for Swedish mining equipment company
Sandvik Canada and Tahltan Nation Development Corporation (TNDC) representatives have signed a distribution agreement. Left to right: Dany Gaudreault (Sandvik Canada’s Indigenous Engagement Manager), Peter Corcoran (Sandvik Canada’s managing director), Paul Gruner (TNDC’s chief executive officer), Jamie Gleason (TNDC board member), Rob McPhee (TNDC’s VP partnerships & growth) (Supplied photo) ...
Read More »Seminole’s Hard Rock has 3 potential sites for a New York City casino
By Wayne Parry THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP)-Hard Rock, the global gambling, hospitality and entertainment company, has three potential sites on which it could build a casino in New York City, its chairperson said Thursday. The company, owned by Florida’s Seminole tribe, will open a new $400 million ...
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Six Nations Mohawk Turtle Clan Twins Recognized for Entrepreneurial Indigenous Enterprise by CCAB
Toronto, ON, Jan. 14, 2022 –Six Nations twin sisters have been chosen as the young aboriginal business owners of 2022. Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business (CCAB) is excited to announce, twin sisters Dakota and Jesse Brant from Six Nations of the Grand River Territory as dual recipients of the 2022 ...
Read More »Indigenous tourism officials now predicting quicker recovery from pandemic
By Sam Laskaris Local Journalism Initiative Reporter A lengthy recovery from the pandemic, lasting perhaps as long as a decade, is no longer being predicted for the Indigenous tourism industry in Canada. Keith Henry, the president and CEO of the Indigenous Tourism Association of Canada (ITAC), had said this past ...
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