b'CCAB RETROSPECTIVEA 40-YEAR RETROSPECTIVEBy Gavin Johnb I t s t a r t e d w i t h l i t t l e m o r eT he history of Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business (CCAB) reads like a page-turner. It has all the t h a n a h o p e a n d a d r e a m ,hallmarks of a timeless classicthe kind of story you become invested in, turning page after page eager u t 4 0 y e a r s o n , C C A B h a sto learn what comes next. Its a story that started as an impossible dream which transformed itself into reality. t r i u m p h e d i n i t s e f f o r t sIt was built on a vision to support and build an Indigenous t o p r o m o t e a n d b u i l d t h eeconomy at a time when few people in Canada were giving this much thought.I n d i g e n o u s e c o n o m yBut CCAB is not a piece of fiction, nor are its heroes. Many people dedicated a tremendous amount of time and energy 20A CCAB PUBLICATIONSpring 2024'