STAAT is a Majority, First Nations Woman-Owned Technology and Advisory Services Business
STAAT is an acronym for Straight Talk Advisory and Training Ltd which operates as a social enterprise. Our focus areas are:
- Helping First Peoples' accelerate their economic development and consultation initiatives.
- Assisting Non-Indigenous organizations with their reconciliation and partnership aspirations with First Peoples.
STAAT’s mission is to help create profits and jobs for First Peoples
Over the past 18 years , the STAAT team has been responsible for 10’s of millions of dollars in revenues, profits and wages being realized by First Peoples.
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The STAAT Advisory Board
STAAT’s Advisory Board is comprised of Indigenous and non-Indigenous leaders in their respective fields. The members provide their time and insights on a voluntary basis and are representative of the western provinces. They bring with them a combined 150+ years of experience associated with the following and much more:
- Indigenous economic development and entrepreneurialism
- Nation-to-Nation relations and negotiations
- Indigenous community leadership, administrative and financial oversight
- Traditional knowledge and land use expertise
- Creating innovative domestic and international business alliances
- Consultation and commercial negotiations
- Non-Treaty, Treaty, commercial and venture capital expertise
- Creation and commercialization of advanced technology solutions
- Origination through execution of training-to-employment initiatives
The members of the STAAT’s Advisory Board are:
Dan George: Former Chief of Ts’il Kaz Koh First Nation in north/central BC with extensive construction and resource experience.
Alfred Goodswimmer: Former Chief of Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation in northern AB with expansive construction, resource and shipping infrastructure expertise.
Mike Lowe & Neil Gruniger: Co-Founders of Kidoodle.TV headquartered in AB.
Sandra Brooks: Retired lawyer and a member of Peepeekisis Cree Nation in SK
Dean Nawata: A third generation Japanese Canadian with advanced mining and resource development experience across Canada.
