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Strengthening the Path for Northern Indigenous Entrepreneurs

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The Indigenous Policy Circle is a collaborative space where Northern Indigenous entrepreneurs and leaders work together to address the policy barriers that limit business growth in the North. The Circle brings forward lived experience, community knowledge, and practical insight to shape policy solutions that reflect Northern realities and support long-term wellbeing.

We want to hear from you

We are currently drafting our comments to submit to the federal budget. Click the link below to read our draft. We would love for you to email us with thoughts or comments by September 1st.

Read our submission

MEET THE CIRCLE | Northern Indigenous Leaders from the Yukon, the NWT and Nunavut

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    Angela Code

    Owner & Operator | Denecha'niyé - Indigenous Cultural Contracting

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    Dumaresq Valpy

    Owner & Operator | Drumbeat Expediting

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    Joella Hogan

    Founder & CEO | The Yukon Soaps Company

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    Keenan Nooks Lindell

    Designer, Artist & Maker | Hinaani Design

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    Jasmine Redfern

    CEO | Inuk Lawyer & Policy Advocate

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    Allison Kormendy

    Owner & CEO | Wild Roots

❊ Our Purpose ❊

Creating Space for Systems Change

The Policy Circle was formed to identify systemic challenges that Indigenous entrepreneurs face and to propose solutions that are grounded in Indigenous values such as reciprocity, self-determination, and relational accountability. The Circle focuses specifically on issues that affect entrepreneurs across the North and highlights policy opportunities that are actionable and rooted in community experience.

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