Please let us introduce you to Audrey Cook, our Indigenous Ecosystem Coordinator for Namada. Recently, Audrey has had the opportunity to engage with Treaty 7 Territory community members at several different cultural events in which to show the resources that Namada.ca has available to them as social ventures: entrepreneurs, non-profit, and community organizations. In collaboration with Theodora Warrior-Healy of Warrior Moccasins, they traveled to Kainai Nation, in southern Alberta and to Tsuut’ina Nation just west of Calgary to their annual powwows to share the value of what Namada.ca has to offer. Audrey and Theodora also hosted a Pitch Contest, sponsored by ATB and Business Link, where several Indigenous entrepreneurs were given the opportunity to have 1 minute to pitch their small businesses in front of the invited guests and judges. Prior to the event, they met with the individuals in person as well as online to help them practice. They were excited to be given such an invaluable chance to fine-tune their public speaking skills and to navigate an evening of networking and possibilities for future collaborations.Look to future Newsletters or our Instagram for more upcoming event updates.