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Project YFN 2010 is a tremendous people and product development story. Yukon First Nations are leveraging the world stage opportunity for big legacy plans for all Yukon First Nations from youth and elders to performing and visual artists and business. Outcomes from this vision include:
- new touring performance groups,
- wholesale cultural industry growth,
- new businesses,
- inspired future leaders,
- national networks and international friends.
Project YFN 2010 began with the signing of a Memorandum with the Four Host First Nations. Since that day in January 2009, the Project Team has built a team of 70 Yukon First Nations to represent on the world stage in Vancouver in 2010.
To learn more about the vision and objectives of this Project, or to meet the team and experience the passion they have for this Project, read on. Thank you for your interest in YFN 2010 – changing lives, inspiring futures.
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BusinessPositioning the collective strength of First Nations investment Partnerships and sustainability are integral to Yukon Indian Development Corporation’s mission. Created in 1982 to spearhead economic development and business initiatives on behalf of all Yukon First Nations, YIDC is a Whitehorse-based for-profit investment holding company owned by 17 First Nations (14 in Yukon and 3 in Northern BC). With land claims settled and new capacity in place, Yukon’s First Nation development corporations are emerging as sophisticated and aggressive investors. Their strategic investment is behind a growing number of successful northern companies. With 11 active joint ventures, partnerships are an important part of YIDC’s corporate model. “We’re motivated, and we’re willing to share in the risks and rewards. We have business relationships across the North,” says YIDC chief executive officer Stanley Noel. Underlying the corporation’s wealth-generation objectives are community values that keep the focus on creating a sustainable future for shareholders. Yukon First Nations are investing significantly in the North because they’re committed for the long-term, and creating good jobs and generating returns for the next generation are equally important. “This isn’t about just getting a 15 per cent return,” says Noel. “It’s a blend of social enterprise and general corporate philosophy.”
“Capital to contribute to investment, ability to access land, and motivated people to make projects happen; that is the Yukon’s First Nations business community.” – Judy Gingell, President and Chair Visit www.yidc.ca for more information. |
