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Embark Engineering is a unique engineering firm formed in 2012 by the Lax Kw’alaams Band and Kerr Wood Leidal Associates Ltd. (KWL) with the intent “to act as a bridge between First Nations and industry”. Lax Kw’alaams is the majority owner (51%)....
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The Aboriginal Opportunities Forum is an annual event at the Vancouver Board of Trade. Launched in 2010, the Forum is a full-day event featuring...
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Understanding First Nations Cultural Differences is key to Working Effectively with Indigenous Peoples®. In fact, it should be rule number one. It...
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In this article, we talk about why Aboriginal Stakeholder Engagement is a bad term to have on your business card and what you can do about it. This...
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There is a Canadian Press and Steve Lambert article out with a headline that reads "Online brochure tells lodge visitors aboriginals have...
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Delbert Guerin (1938 - 2014) has been described as an inspiration, a visionary, a leader and a tireless warrior. He was all of these and more. His...
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In 1955, the Musqueam First Nation approved a surrender "in trust" of some of its reserve land in the city of Vancouver, for the purpose of a lease...
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First Nation worker retention strategies are a topic of growing interest and discussion as Canada faces the challenge of insufficient numbers of...
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In 2014 I was honoured to be invited to witness a potlatch just off Northern Vancouver Island and wanted to provide a bit of history and some...
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It’s tax time and that means tax pain, as the television commercials say. Tax time is also the time of year that one hears the common myth that...
