Dr. Ken S. Coates – 2017 EIR Award

2017 Dr. Ken S. Coates Ken Coates is Canada Research Chair in Regional Innovation at the Johnson-Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy, University of Saskatchewan campus.  Ken was raised in Whitehorse, Yukon, and has long-standing professional and personal interests in Aboriginal rights, northern development, northern Canadian history, science, technology and society, and Japan Studies. He received his BA (History) from [...] Read More

Carol Anne Hilton – 2018 EIR Award

2018 Carol Anne Hilton Carol Anne Hilton, MBA is the CEO and Founder of The Indigenomics Institute. Carol Anne is a recognized First Nation’s business leader with an international Masters Degree in Business Management (MBA) from the University of Hertfordshire, England. Carol Anne is of Nuu chah nulth descent from the Hesquiaht Nation on Vancouver [...] Read More

Wayne Garnons-Williams – 2019 EIR Award

2019 Wayne Garnons-Williams Wayne is Plains Cree from Treaty 6, Moosomin First Nation, the founding President of International Inter-tribal Trade Organization, an international NGO dedicated to educating on inherent indigenous economic rights as well as support and enhance the implementation of the global flow and exchange of Indigenous goods, services and investments through the coordinating [...] Read More

Keith McIntosh – 2020 EIR Award

2020 Keith McIntosh As founder of PLATO Testing, the world’s first Indigenous-led and staffed software testing company, Keith McIntosh has introduced more than 85 corporations, over the last four years, to the value and capabilities of Indigenous people as technology professionals, and has helped to advance cultural awareness and understanding in boardrooms from Vancouver to [...] Read More

Cory Stephens – 2021 EIR Award

2021 Cory Stephens Cory Stephens is a commerce graduate of Gustafson School of Business at the University of Victoria. From there, he has dedicated his knowledge and expertise to bridging the gap between Indigenous entrepreneurs and the national business landscape respecting tradition and culture while encouraging connection and understanding with non-indigenous society. Stephens’ mother is [...] Read More

Dr. Marie Delorme – 2022 EIR Award

2022 Dr. Marie Delorme She is committed to diversity and inclusion. As she rose to the top tiers of the telecommunications industry, she led early initiatives to support the advancement of women and Indigenous employees. As CEO of the Imagination Group of Companies, she remains committed to cross-cultural economic development and the participation of Indigenous [...] Read More

Chief Dr. Robert Joseph – 2023 EIR Award

2023 Chief Dr. Robert Joseph Chief Robert Joseph, O.B.C, O.C., is a peacebuilder who has devoted his life to promoting reconciliation among Canada’s Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples. A hereditary chief of the Gwawaenuk First Nation, he is a survivor of the residential school system and helped found Reconciliation Canada, for which he is now an [...] Read More

Mark Little – 2024 EIR Award

2024 Mark Little Mark has 35+ years in the energy industry, including 23 years at Imperial/Exxon, and most recently President & CEO, Suncor Energy (2019-2022). During his career, Mark’s accountabilities have spanned from operations in the Wood Buffalo region, offshore East Coast Canada, the North Sea, Latin America, North Africa and the Near East. He [...] Read More

Art Cunningham – 2025 EIR Award

2025 Art Cunningham Art Cunningham was a man of the land, born into a legacy of his people, with deep roots in the rhythms of nature. His journey, like the winds that swept through his community, was one of constant movement—of bridging worlds, connecting generations, and finding balance. In his early years, Art walked with [...] Read More

A Message from Tabatha Bull and the CCIB Board of Directors

 

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