Topics include overview of First Nation Forestry Program, basics of starting a business, sources of capital, Fort Apache Timber Company, Silviculture Contracting company, ecotourism, and natural resource-based negotiations with industry and governments.
File contains an individual presentation by Bill Gower. Gower, an active member of the community who's on the hamlet Council, discusses the problems he sees with the Education system. He stresses that unless something is done to create jobs in the area in the near future the effects of its failings will be catastrophic. Commissioners Robinson and Blakeney discuss these concerns and possible solutions with Gower.
File contains a presentation by Bill Rogoza and Alanna Downey-Baxter relating to tourism in northern Ontario. The corporation is a non-profit organization formed in 1987 to represent First Nations in the tourism industry. He states that tourism can be a part of an economic development base in northern Ontario, and it is a land-based activity which is culturally appropriate for Aboriginal peoples. Following the presentation is a question-and-answer session with the Commissioners.
File contains a presentation by Jack Houle that describes the difficulty of opening a business in Edmonton while being an off-reserve resident. Roadblocks for funding come from various Aboriginal organizations and his own First Nations. He calls on the Commission to help him secure funding. A question-and-answer session with the Commissioners follows the presentation.