b'MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENTConnectingRenouer avec to Tradition nos traditionsTabatha Bull A swelaunchthisfalleditionofA lors que nous lanons cette dition President and CEOAboriginal Business Report, I want todautomne de lAboriginal Business acknowledge the devastating firesReport, je tiens dabordsouligner @ccab_national that have disrupted and impactedles incendies dvastateurs qui ont the lives, and in some cases theperturb et affect la vie et, dans@Canadian Council for livelihoods, of people in many regions ofcertainscas,lesmoyensdesubsistance Aboriginal Business Canada this past summer. The disaster hasdes gens dans de nombreuses rgions du @Canadian Council foraffected crops, vineyards and the habitats ofCanada lt dernier. La catastrophe a affect Aboriginal Business many two- and four-legged animals, as wellles cultures, les vignobles et les habitats dewww.ccab.com as businesses and homeowners. Our heartsnombreux animauxdeux et quatre pattes,@ccab_national go out to the entrepreneurs in this issue whoainsi que les entreprises et les propritaires. continue to deal with the horrific aftermath.Nos penses vont aux entrepreneurs qui We will all do our best to support them as theycontinuent de faire face aux consquences rebuild and reimagine their futures. horribles. Nous ferons tous de notre mieux pour les aiderreconstruire etrinventer In this edition, we spotlight Food & Beverage.leur avenir.For me, food connects me to tradition, family and friends and rekindles memories of specialDans ce numro, nous mettons laccent sur la moments. Its a way for me to show my chil- nourriture et les boissons. Pour moi, la nour-dren and those close to me that I love andriture me reliela tradition,la famille et care for them. For many of us, it also providesaux amis et ravive les souvenirs de moments a sacred and beautiful connection to the land,spciaux. Cest une faon pour moi de montrer the water, our culture and our ancestors. It mes enfants etmes proches que je les aime provides opportunities to relearn and to shareet que je prends soin deux. Pour beaucoup Traditional Knowledge. And as you will see indentre nous, la nourriture offre galement the many articles featured on these pages, itun lien sacr et magnifique avec la terre, leau, also offers opportunities to create generationalnotre culture et nos anctres. Elle offre en outre wealth for Indigenous communities and fami- la possibilit de rapprendre et de partager lies, while at the same time delivering solutionsles savoirs traditionnels. Et comme vous le to the critical food scarcity so many commu- verrez dans les nombreux articles prsents nities face.sur ces pages, elle offre des possibilits de crer une richesse gnrationnelle pour les This issue provided us with the perfect oppor- communauts et les familles autochtones, tout tunity to celebrate Birch Bark Coffee Companyen apportant des solutionsla pnurie alimen-and its founder Mark Marsolais-Nahwegahbow.taire critiquelaquelle tant de communauts What better way to share the results of Markssont confrontes. steadfast determination to break into the retail food market, securing deals with major playersCe numro nous a fourni loccasion idale like Costco and Chapmans Ice Cream. Seeingde clbrer Birch Bark Coffee Company et Birch Bark on the shelves of my local Costco,son fondateur Mark Marsolais-Nahwegahbow. with CCABs Certified Aboriginal Business logoQuel meilleur moyen de partager les rsultats on his packaging, is the epitome of the See it,de la dtermination inbranlable de MarkBe It principle that we need.percer sur le march de lpicerie de dtail, en concluant des accords avec des acteurs As well, Birch Barks balanced approach tomajeurs comme Costco et Chapman s Ice business sets an excellent example for aspiringCream ? Voir Birch Bark sur les tablettes de entrepreneurs to look to and admire. Formon Costco local, avec le logo Entreprise 8A CCAB PUBLICATIONFall 2023'