Groundbreaking Leader Receives Indigenous Business Lifetime Achievement Award

Canadian Council for Indigenous Business (CCIB) announces Sean Willy as the recipient of the Indigenous Business Lifetime Achievement Award, recognizing decades of advancing the Indigenous economy and his dedication to Indigenous economic inclusion for companies operating in Canada’s resource sector. A member of the Deninu Kue First Nation in the NWT, and now based in [...] Read More

TIPI Group of Companies

About TIPI Group of Companies TIPI Group of Companies is an Indigenous-owned and led economic development engine that has been helping Indigenous communities and organizations protect their families, gain economic well-being, and manage risks for over 20 years. Currently, TIPI Group of Companies is made up of TIPI Insurance Partners, TIPI Insurance Services, HQ Benefit Solutions, Truth and [...] Read More

Groundbreaking Leader Receives Indigenous Business Lifetime Achievement Award

Groundbreaking Leader Receives Indigenous Business Lifetime Achievement Award Toronto, ON — Jan. 15, 2026 — Canadian Council for Indigenous Business (CCIB) announces Sean Willy as the recipient of the Indigenous Business Lifetime Achievement Award, recognizing decades of advancing the Indigenous economy and his dedication to Indigenous economic inclusion for companies operating in Canada’s resource sector. [...] Read More

Keenan Beavis – 2025 YIE Award

2025 Keenan Beavis Founder, Longhouse Branding & Marketing A proud Métis entrepreneur, Keenan Beavis is the Founder of Longhouse Branding & Marketing. To date, Longhouse has worked to generate more than $335 million in revenue for its partners and has helped over 800 business & community leaders make their impact.  In the 7th Grade, Keenan was [...] Read More

Nyden Iron-Nighttraveller- 2024 YIE Award

2024 Nyden Iron-Nighttraveller Founder, Amarock Scaffolding Nyden Iron-Nighttraveller, a proud member of the Canoe Lake Cree First Nation in Saskatchewan’s Treaty 10 Territory, has forged a remarkable journey marked by academic achievements, professional prowess, and entrepreneurial spirit. A Bachelor of Commerce graduate, Nyden is currently advancing his education by pursuing a Master of Business Administration [...] Read More

Darion Ducharme – 2026 YIE Award

2026 Darion Ducharme Founder & CEO, Teqare Darion Ducharme is the Founder and CEO of Teqare, an Indigenous-owned education and technology training organization headquartered in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Through Teqare, Darion leads one of Canada’s fastest-growing Indigenous digital education initiatives, delivering cyber security, AI awareness, financial literacy, and digital life skills workshops to communities nationwide. In the [...] Read More

Lesley Hampton- 2023 YIE Award

2023 Lesley Hampton Owner, Creative Director, LESLEY HAMPTON Lesley Hampton is an Anishinaabe Artist and Fashion Designer focused on mental health awareness, body positivity, and authentic representation in fashion and media. Lesley is a member of Temagami First Nation, located in northern Ontario, and she identifies as an adult ‘Third Culture Kid’ with her formative [...] Read More

Dakota & Jesse Brant – 2022 YIE Award

2022 Dakota & Jesse Brant Co-Founders of Sapling & Flint Teyotsihstokwáthe Dakota Brant & Yonenyà:kenht Jesse Brant are twin sisters and Mohawk turtle clan women from the village of Ohswé:ken (Six Nations of the Grand River Territory). They are co-founders of Sapling & Flint; a wholesale & retail jewellery manufacturer specializing in gold & sterling silver, [...] Read More

Erica Daniels – 2021 YIE Award

2021 Erica Daniels Founder & Owner, Kejic Productions Erica Daniels is Cree/Ojibway from Peguis First Nation. She began her journey through Just TV, a multimedia program for at-risk youth in the inner city of Winnipeg. Today, she is an award-winning director and producer and, at just 29 years old, owner of her own media company Kejic Productions. [...] Read More

Shelley Stewart – 2020 YIE Award

2021 Shelley Stewart Owner, Bar S Ventures Raised in Douglas Lake on her parents’ ranch, Shelley Stewart’s father was a rancher and logger and her mother, an accountant. At age 8, Shelley told her father she would buy a logging truck when she got old enough so they could work together every day. At age [...] Read More