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A new deal

Thu, 01 May 2008 13:43:53 -0700

Lana Okerlund

From competition to collaboration: How B.C. First Nations and businesses are coming together in common cause – and forcing government to play catch-up.

Born leader

Fri, 01 Feb 2008 09:28:13 -0800

By David Jordan

It’s ironic that when Shawn Atleo, B.C. regional chief of the Assembly of First Nations, meets with BCBusiness it’s at a Tim Hortons near the corner of Georgia and Burrard streets.

Atleo tells how he spoke with just about every highrise owner in downtown Vancouver some 15 years ago, trying to convince them of the wisdom of installing coffee shops in the lobbies of their office towers. It’ll never happen, they told him.

Back to School

Fri, 01 Jun 2007 22:07:00 -0700

By Francis Narcise Baptiste

An old friend of mine once joked: “What do you call a ‘rez entrepreneur?’” “I don’t know,” I replied, grinning. “Casino manager?” “No,” he said, laughing. “A drug dealer.”

Board Politics

Thu, 01 Mar 2007 02:14:00 -0800

by Daniel Wood

Landlocked

Sat, 01 Jul 2006 17:14:00 -0700

by Keith Clark

When industry starts brokering aboriginal deals, who wins?