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These are summaries
of Venturing Forth shows that ran in 2001:
 SHOW 1:
ABORIGINAL
ECONOMIES
•History
of Aboriginal Economy in Canada •Profile: Tri-Corp
 The
premiere episode of Venturing Forth presents a stark contrast.
The devastating consequences caused by the loss of Aboriginal
economies - the outcome of imposed dependency - is compared
with the benefits of becoming independent through pursuing one's
own business. Meet natives of Prince Rupert, British Columbia
whose company assists Aboriginal people in getting a business
off the ground, and learn about some positive initiatives that
are changing and influencing Aboriginal economies across the
country.
SHOW 2:
AGRICULTURE
•Iroquois
Cranberry Growers and Inkameep Vineyards.
 The
Agriculture episode will take you to Ontario -- where the experienced
Iroquois Cranberry Growers have been operating for 33 years,
and to wine country in British Columbia -- where the Osoyoos
Band has established Inkameep Vineyeards as a premium grape
producer that creates premium and award-winning wines.
SHOW 3:
NORTHWEST TERRITORIES SPECIAL
•Acho
Dene Koe, Deton'Cho Diamonds and Nats'enelu.
 In
the Northwest Territories, business is booming for Aboriginal
people. Find out how the Dene of Fort Liard are exploiting the
oil exploration boom with Acho Dene Koe Corporation, providing
everything from air charters to heavy-duty construction. Take
a tour of Deton'Cho Diamonds, a diamond processing, manufacturing
and marketing company that puts Dene diamond cutters and polishers
on the map as some of the best in the world. And meet a young
Dene man in Fort Simpson who is taking the heritage and traditions
of his people to new levels by designing fur and hide garments
and marketing them on the Internet.
SHOW 4:
PARTNERSHIPS, CORPORATIONS, AND FIRST NATIONS COMMUNITIES
•Corridor
Pipeline, INAC Bella Bella Back Office and Takaya Developments.
 This
episode will feature innovative corporations that are thinking
outside the box when it comes to working with Aboriginals. One
example is Corridor Pipeline Limited, a subsidiary of BC Gas.
Corridor's approach to its $600 million pipeline in northeastern
Alberta has won the praise of four local First Nations and Metis
groups. Aboriginal involvement in the project not only provided
several weeks of employment for citizens of three First Nations
and one Metis Nation, it also helped them establish and build
their contracting companies in a region where lucrative oilsands
projects continue to expand and provide opportunities for Aboriginal
businesses.
SHOW 5:
METIS BUSINESS
•Doug
Golosky, Chantelle Christiansen and Sid McDougall.
 Meet
three Metis entrepreneurs who boldly seized a business opportunity
and created a successful enterprise. Doug Golosky started with
just one welding rig 15 years ago and today employs 400 people
in his Fort McMurray welding and fabricating company. Thirty-year-old
Chantelle Christensen went from earning minimum wage in a hair
salon to owning the largest salon and spa in St. Albert, Alberta
in only seven short years. And Sid McDougall today employs 35
people and does over $3 million in sales a year after pursuing
a idea that came to him while working for one of the largest
pipeline suppliers in Alberta.
SHOW
6: WOMEN IN BUSINESS
•Shirley
Dunning, Leanne Joe and Diane Poirier.
 Aboriginal
women are creating their own success stories. And the type of
businesses they own might surprise you. Look at Shirley Dunning,
a Mikisew Cree from northeastern Alberta who combined her accounting
experience with her entrepreneurial spirit to build an electrical
contracting company from the ground up. Getting there wasn't
easy, but Shirley's vision, determination and hard work is paying
off now that her company is approaching $10 million a year in
revenues. Come listen to Shirley's story and meet other inspirational
women in this episode of Venturing Forth.
SHOW 7:
YOUTH & BUSINESS
•Haida
Guitars, B&B couple and Saskatchewan acupuncturist.
 Young
Aboriginal people are venturing forth into the world of business
in a big way! Greg Williams and his partners combine a love
of music with a passion for art in the creation of high-end
guitars that incorporate all forms of traditional Haida art.
We will also check out a successful bed and breakfast operation
in Oka, Quebec.
SHOW 8:
HIGH TECH/TOURISM/FORESTRY
•Donna
Cona, Yukon Soapberry Stories and Dolly Watts.
 Few
businesses remain viable in the ever-changing high-tech sector
but in this episode of Venturing Forth you'll learn about one
that is making it: Donna Cona, a company offering business and
technology advice and solutions. Established by John Bernard,
a Maliseet from New Brunswick, Donna Cona is responsible for
the entire computer network system at the Department of Indian
Affairs across the country and was instrumental in creating
a viable technological infrastructure for the newly-formed Nunavut
government. Also be prepared for a few laughs as we feature
a comedy troupe show created by an Aboriginal lawyer who is
taking advantage of the Yukon's lure as a tourist destination.
SHOW 9:
HUMAN RESOURCES & TRAINING
•BC
FN Employment and Enterprise Centre and AWPI.
 Find
out how Aboriginal people of all ages are benefiting from employment
and training programs like the British Columbia First Nations
Employment Society and the Federal Government Aboriginal Workforce
Participation Initiative.
SHOW 10:
ABORIGINAL
LEADERS IN BUSINESS
•Dave
Tuccaro, Elaine Cowan and Albert Rock.
 Some
of this country's top movers and shakers happen to be Aboriginal.
Find out who they are, how they got there, and how they "give
back" to their communities in this episode of inspirational
business success stories.
SHOW 11:
QUEBEC SPECIAL
•Ouje-Bougoumou,
Air Creebec and Linda & Gary's Trucking.
 This
episode will be devoted to First Nations business activities
in Quebec, including those of the entrepreneurial James Bay
Cree. Visit the community of Ouje-Bougoumou and find out why
it won a Nobel community development prize a few years ago.
You will also meet Albert Diamond, the head of a major success
story -- Air Creebec.
SHOW 12:
NUNAVUT SPECIAL
•Various
businesses throughout Nunavut.
 Canada's
newest territory holds unique business opportunities and challenges.
This episode of Venturing Forth will examine what's been done
in the past and show how the Inuit are developing their new
governmental and financial organizations to assist and improve
their business infrastructures and through these, the lives
of the Inuit.
SHOW 13:
CHANGING THE LANDSCAPE
•Beesum
Communications and highlights from Season One.
 In
this season's last episode Venturing Forth looks at communications,
the importance of working together and trade associations as
a way of benefiting First Nation businesses. We will also have
highlights of the series including telling words of wisdom from
those who have "been there, done that" and what they
think is important in order to be successful.
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