b'MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENTthem how to succeed with a competitivethe simple game of lacrosse. Thats the edge toward positive business relationspower of sport.within the Indigenous community. Also demonstrated in the film is the ABORIGINAL BUSINESS REPORTOurmembersportsorganizationslasting, traumatic effect that colonization is published for Canadian Council forare also reaching out to communitiesand residential schools had on Inuit Aboriginal Business (CCAB)and offering leadership programs andfamilies across generations. It shows how training to First Nations, Mtis and Inuittraditional knowledge and culture were youth. Still other CCAB members havedisrupted among communities, creating combined traditional sport, knowledgethe poverty and trauma experienced and history with the love of the land,by the people in the Grizzlies story. If providing once-in-a-lifetime experiencesyou havent watched the film, I strongly 2 Berkeley Street, Suite 202for the adventurous with eco-tourismencourage you to do so. You will better Toronto, OntarioM5A 4J5 businesses. Youll read about some ofunderstand why reconciliation is vital, and 416-961-8663 these incredible CCAB members in thishow sport and physical activity can have www.ccab.com edition of Aboriginal Business Report.a profound, life-altering impact.DIRECTOR, MARKETING Lynda Keith On our cover, we feature an image fromAs we move forward on the path toward SENIOR ASSOCIATE, MARKETINGthe film The Grizzlies, which tells thereconciliation,wemustallremain Sandy Gene extraordinary story of the Kugluktukresponsible for learning the history of Grizzlies,ayouthlacrosseteamCanadas First Peoples, including Call to Published by: established in Nunavut in the late 90s.Action 87, which focuses on our countrys We chose this photo to highlight how,rich Indigenous sports history. I hope you through the power of sport, a groupenjoy, learn from and, most importantly, www.mediaedgepublishing.com of high-school students were able toshare the stories told in our Winter 2020 33 South Station Streetdramatically alter the course of their livesedition of Aboriginal Business Report. Toronto, OntarioM9N 2B2and the lives of others. A town that once Toll Free: 1-866-480-4717had one of the highest teen suicide rates robertt@mediaedge.ca in North America was transformed with PUBLISHER Maurice P. LaBordeEDITOR Roma IhnatowyczSALES EXECUTIVES Pat Johnston, Gary Fustey,David Tetlock, Ashley Huston,Derek de WeerdtSENIOR DESIGN SPECIALIST James MitchellPRESIDENT Kevin BrownSENIOR VICE PRESIDENT Robert ThompsonDIRECTOR, BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT Michael BellBRANCH MANAGER Nancie PrivPublished January 2020Publication MailAgreement #40787580All rights reserved. The contentsof this publication may not bereproduced by any means, in wholeor in part, without the prior writtenconsent of the association. The Aboriginal Business Reportis printed on 10% post-consumerFSC certified paper using soya based inks. When necessary to mail an issue in an enclosure, we usean environmentally-friendly,100% oxo-degradable poly-wrap. A digital copy isavailable at www.ccab.comAboriginal BUSINESS REPORT9'