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Ktunaxa artist Darcy Roshau creates intricate beadwork and murals to honour her community and culture.

Ktunaxa Enterprises Ltd. blends cultural values and economic opportunity

Phase one in monitoring mode; onward with phase two.

These strategic moves mark a significant step forward.

Aaron Higgs, president of Nupqu Resource Limited Partnership, is growing this Indigenous-owned company through plants, people and profits

Corrie Walkley, chair of Ktunaxa Enterprises Ltd., discusses the Ktunaxa Nation’s governance and economic development efforts.

Kelly Terbasket, Program Director of kinSHIFT and IndigenEYEZ, discusses the value of Indigenous-led leadership training and empowerment initiatives

Indigenous-owned businesses are an integral part of our local economy and contribute to the well-being of First Nation communities

Janice Alpine is an expert on the diversity of Ktunaxa businesses, the skills they bring to the table, and the opportunities that exist within the community.

Dana Wesley is excelling in her role as Executive Director, Indigenous Strategy and Reconciliation for the College of the Rockies.

The three-way green energy project is the result of great minds coming together against a challenging problem.

Placer mining in B.C. has no better advocate than gold miner Mitch Mortensen of Snowshoe Mountain Resources Corp.

The Fernie Chamber of Commerce 2021 Business Excellence Awards were held on October 29, 2021

Trent Mason, Aboriginal owner of Blue Canoe Orchards in Creston, B.C., aims to distribute fresh cherries throughout the Kootenays

To the Ktunaxa, Qat’muk is home to the Grizzly Bear Spirit which is a source of protection, guidance and strength

Poets, performers, visual art displays included at international conference

St. Eugene Resort is a proudly First Nations-owned resort in the heart of the East Kootenays

The Trust provides $2.9M to build 43 new units, improve 88 existing ones

The Ktunaxa Nation Council has reduced its government building’s environmental footprint and the cost of maintaining a home base.

Nupqu Development Corporation and ʔaq̓am Community Enterprises recently joined forces to acquire D&B Flagging and Traffic Control.

The One River, One Future conference will take place in Kimberley, B.C. from September 12-14, 2019

Jinny Sims, Minister of Citizens’ Services, details how the provincial government’s $50-million grant will benefit rural and Indigenous communities through B.C.

Columbia Basin Trust supports a new Health and Wellness Centre

Director, Indigenous Strategy and Reconciliation, and Indigenous Education Coordinator welcomed

Erin Robertson leads the review minor and major Teck Coal applications and supports related stewardship initiatives in Qukin ʔamakʔis

In partnership with the First Nations Health Authority, the ʔaq̓am Community has undertaken the construction of another significant project.

The new agreement will significantly advance reconciliation and treaty negotiations

The store is also part of the FLO Network and is equipped with two electric vehicle charging stations

Officials such as Chief Joe Pierre and ʔaq'am Community Enterprises CEO Christopher McCurry were on hand for the occasion.

The business has been purchased from local owners who will continue to support the new ownership in an advisory role

The meetings will provide an update on Columbia River Treaty negotiations between Canada and the United States

The Tobacco Plains Indian Band Community Administration & Health Centre is designed to be a multi-faceted community hub.

The ʔakisq̓nuk First Nation is building the Columbia Lake Recreation Centre to promote sport, fitness and community in the Columbia Valley.

The trend toward experiential, educational getaways is driving a spike in the interest in Canada’s Indigenous cultures and activities.

On April 6, 2018, the ʔaq̓am Community celebrated the opening of the Dan Joe Memorial Gymnasium.

Dr. Leroy Little Bear, Blackfoot scientist, professor emeritus, and distinguished scholar will speak in Nelson about Indigenous worldview in education, April 4.

On February 1, 2018, True Key Hotels & Resorts took on the management of the Radium Golf Group.

Columbia Basin Trust provides $500,000 to help realize a community dream

Jason Louie, chief of the Lower Kootenay Indian Band, remembers his roots and works to improve life for the next generations.

In all of his roles, Jesse Nicholas strives to listen, understand, build consensus and serve his community.

College of the Rockies Board of Governors elected new Board Chair, Jesse Nicholas and Vice-Chair, Cindy Yates

Pacific Coastal 25th Annual Charity Golf Tournament raised a total of $65,000

St. Eugene will host their second writers conference, gathering award winning Canadian authors to lead three- and four-day workshops for writers

The Ktunaxa Nation Council is set to install solar arrays on the rooftop of the Ktunaxa Nation Government Building in Cranbrook

Trust provides $500,000 to new community building.

The beautiful, thriving St. Eugene Resort was created by a First Nation inspired in its struggle to recover from its imposed history.

The Ktunaxa Nation announces that as of June 20, 2017 the St. Eugene Golf Resort and Casino is once again solely owned by the four Ktunaxa communities.

We asked the some of the women from our 2017 Influential Women in Business list to tell us what they are currently passionate about.

The culture of Area A, Central Kootenay, is based on activities in nature and the creativity and warmth of the people in its small communities.

Hamilton College’s Slocan Narrows Archaeological Project brings post-secondary students together to excavate history uncovered in First Nations pithouses.