Aboriginal Financial Officers Association-AFOA SK Conference

September 21, 2016

Pimacihowin Project

• Discussion started around the need for a trades initiative on a First Nation community. (Programs-Graduate Rates)

• Investigated what current trades programs existed in the Saskatchewan for high school students. (Regina/Saskatoon Skills and Trade Centre, Habitat for Humanity, Da Vinci Project, ED Feehan-RTM, etc.)

• Essential questions surrounding vision, business plan, partnerships, insurance and liability, education element, etc.

Early Development

• Non-Profit Organization (September 2014)

• Board of Directors

• Bylaws and Constitutions

• Strategic Alignments

• Business Correlations

Pimacihowin- “making a living”

• Provincial and Federal Alliances (Saskatchewan & Canada)

• Correlations (Saskatchewan Growth Plan-Canada Action Plan)

• Western Economic Diversification Canada

• Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada

• Business Operations (Financial Institution, Accounting, Legal Fees)

Partnerships

• Acquired contract from Willow Cree Health (April 2015)

• Community Development Corporation (CDC)

• Construct a 1000 sq. ft. fitness centre that;

• Addressed diabetes on reserve

• Promoted physical activity within community

• Provided physio-therapy for elders from community

• Budget $30,000.00

• Complete before summer of 2015 (3 months)

“Sesawitan Centre”

Mr. Deagen Gamble

First Nation Interest• One Arrow First Nation

• Canoe Lake First Nation

• Lac La Ronge Indian Band

• Poundmaker First Nation

• Little Pine First Nation

• Ahtahkakoop First Nation

• Thunderchild First Nation

• James Smith First Nation

• Prairie Spirit School Division

Smart Green Home

• Beardy’s and Okemasis First Nation

• S-strategic

• Y-youth centered

• N-now!

• E-educate

• R-responsive

• G-goals

• Y-you

“Synergy”

2014/2015 2015/2016

Sheena Smallchild

„Alex Smallchild

„Taylor Mike

„Denzel Cameron

„Dre Okemaysim

„Johnathan Sutherland

„Eric Pahtaykan

„Deagen Gamble

„Keldon Thomas

„Elvis Gardypie

„Joseph Kytwayhat

„Kennedi Anderson

„Daylin Smallchild

„Dean Daniels

Julian Gamble-Sanderson

Keaton Mike

„Cree Gardypie

„Monique Gamble

„Kona Pine

„Delany Sutherland

„Kent Seesequasis

„Preston Smallchild

„Brandon Fox

„Caitlin Ahenakew

„Milane Eyahpaise

„Nicholas Gamble

„Carson Gardypie

„Jaeden Mendes

„Roderick Smallchild

„Farland Frenchman

„Christian Seesequasis

Pimacihowin Project Alumni

Steve Jobs

• Please visit our website www.pimacihowinproject.com

• YouTube Channel: Pimacihowin Project

• Facebook Page: Pimacihowin Project

• Sheldon Couillonneur (sheldon.couillonneur@tsec.ca)

Thank You!