Aboriginal Suppliers Alliance (ASA) assists Aboriginal suppliers to market and promote themselves to government and the private sector. Our mandate is to facilitate marketing opportunities between companies and government through showcasing the focus groups. ASA organizes networking and seminar activities designed to increase the awareness and training on Aboriginal business sector and government procurement, policy and processes. Finally, ASA assists government to identify Aboriginal goods and services that meet their needs.

Aboriginal Suppliers Alliance is a wholly owned Aboriginal company. The Aboriginal Suppliers Alliance brings government and Aboriginal businesses together through a team of experienced and knowledgeable professional staff, Simon Brascoupe, President, Ralph Timmerman, Senior Associate, Jennifer Kohoko, Informatics Manager, and Claudia Dauria, Project Manager.

In our efforts to create procurement opportunities for government and Aboriginal businesses we provide the following services:

• Exhibits
• Seminars/Workshops
• Newsletters
• Networking (Government contacts)
• Liaison with Government Departments
• Match-making
• Showcases/Tradeshows

See Our ASA Newsletter Page for the latest opportunities

Aboriginal Suppliers Alliance is well positioned to provide services to government across Canada. Located in the Nation's Capital, Ottawa, we are committed to opening doors for Aboriginal Businesses, and can assist government with the new Procurement Strategy for Aboriginal Business by increasing exposure of Aboriginal goods and services to all departments and agencies.

Contact
Aboriginal Suppliers Alliance
154 Aylmer Avenue
Ottawa, Ontario K1S 2Y4
Telephone: 613 730-7059; Fax: 613 730-5621
E-mail: apikan@apikan.com
Web Site: http://sae.ca/asa

Anne Noonan & Associates

Anne Noonan & Associates is a dynamic Aboriginal company that has been serving clients in both the public and private sectors for over seventeen years. An Ottawa-based consulting and project management group, we are a national organization with an extraordinarily broad service offering. One of our greatest strengths is our ability to focus our products and services to meet our clients' specific needs. With a powerful network of associates and business partners in a wide array of disciplines, Anne Noonan & Associates can quickly and easily mobilize a team of seasoned experts to manage and execute your next project. Our pragmatic, results-driven approach means that the right people, processes and resources are brought together, ensuring that projects are delivered successfully, on time and on budget. Whether your project involves research, marketing, event management, Internet services, program evaluation or training and recruitment, Anne Noonan & Associates have the resources and the management expertise to deliver a complete start-to-finish solution.

Services

Aboriginal Issues: We bring an informed perspective to issues of governance, cultural awareness and employment equity.

Integrated Marketing & Communication: From the development of detailed marketing/communications plans, strategies and budgets to the integration of a broad range of products and services, Anne Noonan & Associates is a one-stop solution for integrated, cross-media programs and initiatives from print to video to CD-ROMS and the Internet.

Networking and Liaison: We specialize in bringing Aboriginal and other organizations together to create powerful partnerships, networks and relationships for mutual benefit.

Facilitation: Our seminars, training sessions, workshops and other events are focused and results-oriented.

Evaluation: Our evaluations are participatory and results are strategically oriented and dedicated to positive change.

Executive Recruiting: We serve companies, governments and organizations who are looking for Aboriginal employees and executives.

Internet Commerce and Corporate Internet Services: Through our associates Philip Bliss and David Beyer, we are able to provide creative, technology advanced Internet and Intranet solutions for information sharing, marketing, business management, and e-commerce.

Key Staff
Anne Noonan: Anne Noonan, an Oji-Cree from Ontario, sets direction for all the firm's activities. She has worked extensively with Aboriginal communities and groups, federal and provincial governments, and corporations in promoting Aboriginal interests. From 1991-1997, Ms. Noonan served on the Board of Directors of Ontario Hydro.

Associates: Chris Stanley, Patricia Baxter, Philip Bliss, David Beyer, Roy Mussel, Bernard Cleary, Shawani Campbell Star.

Clients
Canadian Centre for Management Development
Human Resources Development Canada
Indian and Northern Affairs
Industry Canada
Native Association of Friendship Centres
Treasury Board
Wabano Native Health Centre

Contact
Anne Noonan, Owner
7 Champlain Terrace
Aylmer, Quebec J9H 1J3
Telephone: 819 684-7391; Fax: 819 684-1686
Email: anoonan@gmn.com

Atlantic Aboriginal
Management Consulting Inc.

Atlantic Aboriginal Management Consulting Inc. (AAMCI) is a 100% native-owned consulting firm dedicated to excellence in all aspects of management processes for the general public. Our primary purpose is to foster community, economic and business development by helping to provide skills, knowledge and procurement services for all peoples, including First Nations, in Atlantic Canada.

AAMCI is proud to offer top quality services provided by associates with outstanding credentials.

Services

• Management consulting
• Financial management
• Procurement
• Staff training for First Nations
• Orientation for Non-Native Organizations
• Graphic Design

In the last two decades, AAMCI President Jim Sark has gained a wide reputation for strong financial management. Under his leadership as Chief of P.E.I.'s Abegweit First Nation, he was able to manage the bands affairs successfully and debt free for more than twenty years, to the benefit of his people. Through AAMCI, he hopes to pass on many of the skills he learned to others and contribute to the economic development of the region.

Contact
Jim Sark, President
Atlantic Aboriginal Management Consulting Inc.
P.O. Box 238
Cornwall, Prince Edward Island C0A 1H0
Telephone: 902 675-2860 Fax: 902 675-2860

Beaver Enterprises

Beaver Enterprises is a native owned and operated firm that currently operates out of the Eel Ground First Nation in New Brunswick. Beaver Enterprise has been operating for the past two years focusing on work and assignments in the consulting and contracting fields. These contracts were specially obtained due to the experience and expertise in native issues pertaining to aboriginal socio-economic development, resource management issues and human resource development.

Contractor Expertise

Beaver Enterprises, through past and present experiences, has had numerous opportunities to contract and deal with a number of different government departments and agencies dealing with socio-economic and employment development issues. The personnel of the company also has extensive experience negotiating, consulting, evaluating and assessing government initiatives with department officials, especially as they relate to First Nation issues. This company is fully capable of providing the following: drafting reports, conducting studies, preparing research documents, conducting feasibility analysis, providing project management services, conducting workshops/seminars, training delivery, preparing communications and press releases, undertaking human resource needs and assessments studies, analyzing and evaluating business and marketing plans, and operational reviews. This work is done primarily though the experienced associates that have been contracted through the company, utilizing a variety of past and present experiences to draw upon for successful completion of the assignment. A number of activities that we have experience applying and will continue to utilize to carry out evaluations and reviews include: employing personal interviews, written questionnaires, telephone interviews/surveys, workshops, and information evaluation and assessments, etc.

Through Beaver Enterprises, a great deal of experience and expertise is available, which was developed through previous work and contracts. A number of functions that the company has initiated or have been involved in, relate to evaluation and review work including management, administration and determination of the most effective delivery method of socio-economic development initiatives for native communities. These included developing, assessing and delivering the different components of fisheries, forestry, human resource development, and business development programs in a cost-effective manner with employment creation as the primary focus. Other duties included writing interim and final reports on the delivery, financial, employment and socio-economic impacts that these programs had on the community. Other roles included hiring and training of community members for employment in these programs, conducting and assessing pilot projects for commercial viability and carrying out projects to determine, assess and access the potential for recreational and commercial fisheries. On a number of occasions, the company has prepared or reviewed a large number of business and marketing plans to establish potential business opportunities and has worked with a number of native entrepreneurs to access potential financing for these business opportunities.

Personnel

The professional personnel associated with Beaver Enterprises pride themselves on their ability to work both independently and as a team. Under the management and direction of James P. Ward, the team of research and technical professionals continually produces and delivers projects of the highest quality and standard. Whether working on individual proposals or as a group, the staff is in the habit of discussing their work collectively in an effort to keep their ideas dynamic and fresh.

Clients
North Shore MicMac District Council Inc.
Miramichi River Watershed Management Committee Inc.
Canadian Forest Service
Regional Development Corporation
Bouctouche First Nation
Digital Edge
Eel Ground Community Development Centre Inc.

Contact
James P. Ward, Owner/ Manager
Beaver Enterprises
43 Riverview Road West
Eel Ground, New Brunswick E1V 4G2
Telephone: 506 627-4641; Fax: 506 627-4613
E-mail: jimward@nbnet.nb.ca

Han Martin Associates

Increasingly organizations are working with people from other backgrounds and sectors. Several factors are influencing this trend: the demographics of the Atlantic provinces and Canada are increasing in diversity with changes such as an aging population; Aboriginal demographics which are in contrast to the general population, with the majority being youth and, an increasing proportion of Canadians who are visible minorities; Aboriginal communities are moving towards self-government; public, private and community partnerships are becoming necessary for our success; and, markets and connections are expanding globally.

Han Martin Associates specializes in facilitating productive relationships through diversity. Our company can assist organizations to succeed in this rapidly changing context by introducing new skills and approaches, providing reliable and accurate information, and assistance to develop diverse networks and strategic alliances. Han Martin Associates offers a range of services to help organizations and communities be more effective in working with other sectors, including:

Building Linkages - Assisting communities and organizations in the public or private sectors to identify the right contacts and facilitating the process of building relationships.

Building First Nation infrastructure - Strengthening First Nations through planning and development services, needs assessments, and training.

Facilitation - Assisting groups to identify their common objectives and using the strength of their diversity to accomplish the task.

Training

- Aboriginal Medicine Wheel as a paradigm for service provision, organizational management, employment equity and diversity.

- Diversity and cross-cultural awareness training to increase awareness of Aboriginal and diverse populations.

Youth Leadership
- assisting youth to gain skills for undertaking leadership activities and making school/work/life choices, with consideration for issues faced by minority youth.

Preparing Winning Proposals
- increasing skills of First Nations and community organizations in identifying funding sources and preparing effective proposals.

Recording Oral History
- developing First Nation expertise in recording oral history.

Research
- to develop effective policy, programs and initiatives, particularly in relation to Aboriginal and diversity issues.

Document Preparation
- research and preparation of grant proposals, briefs and reports.

Program development and evaluation
- Improving the suitability and efficiency of programs, with particular expertise on ensuring programs are inclusive and meeting the needs of diverse populations.

Project Management
- Assisting organizations to manage their projects in a timely and efficient manner to achieve the desired results.

Event Planning
- Conferences, trade shows, meetings and other events, with particular care to ensure the involvement of different sectors, inclusive programs and appropriate cross-cultural and accessibility considerations.

Clients
Province of New Brunswick
Region 3 Hospital Corporation
Natural Resources Canada
Assembly of First Nations
New Brunswick Multicultural Council
New Brunswick Women's Intercultural Network
NB Power

Contact
Barbara Martin, Principal
Han Martin Associates
P.O. Box 354, Station A
Fredericton, New Brunswick E3B 4Z9
Telephone: 506 455-2881; Fax: 506 455-3169
Email: hanmar@nbnet.nb.ca

Indigenous Peoples
Geophysical Survey

Indigenous Peoples Geophysical Survey provides expertise in all aspects of geophysical surveys. With worldwide experience, we are ready to provide complete airborne and ground surveys. Our accurate assessment can help you realize the mineral potential on reserve and land claim areas.

Alvin Tolley provides expertise in all aspects of geophysical surveys. Mr. Tolley is primarily responsible for the planning of the survey, including the development of the flight path, the compilation of the airborne surveys and survey data, and production of the photo layouts. Follow-up ground geophysical surveys can be planned with input from geophysical staff.

In planning and undertaking geophysical surveys, we work closely with the residents of the community. We offer employment and training to the local members of the Inuit and Aboriginal communities where the survey project is being conducted. We also provide assistance and follow-up advice upon completion of the survey.

We offer a complete range of airborne and ground geophysical survey services. We strive to satisfy client requirements in the assessment of mineral potential on Reserve or Land Claim areas.

Information Maps

• produce information maps at scales of 1:25,000, 1:50,000 or 1:250,000
• indicate all deposits of mineralization
• show active mines and types of minerals being mined
• highlight where ground and airborne geophysical surveys have been done
• report type of geophysical instrumentation used, for example:
  - high sensitivity aeromagnetic VLF survey
  - fixed wing and helicopter EM survey
  - gradiometer and spectrometer survey
  - geochemical survey
  - various ground electromagnetic and magnetometer surveys