The Nishnawbe Aski Nation nestled near Thunder Bay, Ontario, is larger than France and takes up two thirds of the province, spanning a land mass of 1127x 644 kilometers across the north of the province and is and home to 49 First Nation communities. But, according to Grand Chief Stan Beardy, despite the vastness of their nation, his people feel they are second class.
In late August, Autumn Yesno, a 22-year-old college student from the Nishnawbe Aski Nation in Northern Ontario, travelled 1800 kilometres south to Toronto to spend three days with AMJ Campbell, job-shadowing Denis Frappier and spending time with the executive team.
A recent graduate's view on the trials of making the transition from school to work.
Aditya Jha is a man with a mission. he wants to help native indian youth to better their lives. The successful businessman, who lives in Toronto, devised Project Beyshick in 2004.
In three whirlwind days of following around senior executives, aboriginal students from far-flung communities learn what it takes to succeed, WALLACE IMMEN reports.
After Aditya Jha made his fortune by selling his Toronto educational software company to Sun Microsystems for more than $100 million (U.S.) in 2001, he was flooded with requests for donations.
TORONTO, ON: Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) Deputy Grand Chief Alvin Fiddler today acknowledged the participation of ten business executives from Torontos downtown core in a youth mentoring project, Project Beyshick, involving ten youth from Nishnawbe Aski Nation territory an area covering two-thirds of Ontario and home to 49 First Nation communities.
THUNDER BAY, ON, Aug. 19 /CNW/ – Twelve students from Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) will participate in a mentoring project focused on nurturing entrepreneurship among First Nation youth in Toronto, Wednesday August 24 – Saturday August 27, 2005.
DOHA, Qatar, Jan 20 – Non-resident Nepalis (NRN) have announced the launching of a global movement to set up a 100-million US dollar basket fund to be used to promote marketing of Nepali products and increase investment in Nepal.
This article was featured in one of Nepal's most prominent business magazine which is published monthly. This interview article talks about Aditya's vision for IIT in Nepal. The article begins like this …
Aditya Jha was born in Sitamarhi village of Mahottari district which borders India.