A fun and high energy course was experienced by us at Activ8 with the ladies of the Sto:lo Nation in Chilliwack! Sto:lo Business Association and Sto:lo Community Futures leaders came together to learn and share information on how to best reach out to encourage the vitality and growth of more Indigenous businesses in the Sto:lo Nation's 24 communities. The 6 hour workshop consisted of knowledge exchange around identifying the goals and values of an organizations in order to a

I recently had the pleasure of visiting the Spirit Works Studio located on Railway Street In North Vancouver, on Squamish Nation territory. I've known owners Shain and Suzy Jackson for many years and we've worked together on a number of projects. Shain is a talented and well recognized Coast Salish Artist and Indigenous entrepreneur who creates stunning authentic indigenous products such as traditional bentwood boxes and wooden jewelry to larger works like carved doors, boar