{"id":703,"date":"2023-06-27T12:48:29","date_gmt":"2023-06-27T12:48:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yourwaytogether.ca\/?page_id=703"},"modified":"2023-11-10T17:25:46","modified_gmt":"2023-11-10T17:25:46","slug":"success-stories","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/yourwaytogether.ca\/success-stories\/","title":{"rendered":"Success Stories"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section inner-sec-gap inner-btm-sec-gap alignfull alignfull\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__wrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__inner-wrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__background-holder\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__background\"><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__foreground\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__content\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__inner-content\">\n<p>There are Indigenous co-op success stories from coast to coast to coast \u2013 we\u2019re happy to share a few.<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"sucess-stories-list\"><li>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"pic\" style=\"background: url(https:\/\/yourwaytogether.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Untitled342_20230904180548-Carmen-Craig-scaled-e1709236074134.jpg) no-repeat center 0;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/yourwaytogether.ca\/success-stories\/collaborating-for-a-larger-impact\/\"><\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"cont\"><h3><a href=\"https:\/\/yourwaytogether.ca\/success-stories\/collaborating-for-a-larger-impact\/\">Collaborating for a larger impact<\/a><\/h3><p>After years of working in different fields and for different organizations and individuals, a group of experts and consultants sought a workplace built to take care of one another and their communities.\n\nTo create a business that would give them the work environment and impact they wanted, this group formed Oodenaw: Urban Indigenous Consulting Cooperative.<\/p><a href=\"https:\/\/yourwaytogether.ca\/success-stories\/collaborating-for-a-larger-impact\/\" class=\"btn\">Read More<\/a><\/div><\/li><li>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"pic\" style=\"background: url(https:\/\/yourwaytogether.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/elders-cooperative.jpg) no-repeat center 0;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/yourwaytogether.ca\/success-stories\/elders-create-a-co-op-to-preserve-language-and-traditions\/\"><\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"cont\"><h3><a href=\"https:\/\/yourwaytogether.ca\/success-stories\/elders-create-a-co-op-to-preserve-language-and-traditions\/\">Elders create a co<span class=\"text-dash\">\u2013<\/span>op to preserve language and traditions<\/a><\/h3><p>Elders from Cote First Nation have formed the Kici Anishinabek Kananakachiwewat Community Service Co-operative to better support youth in their community and help preserve their language.<\/p><a href=\"https:\/\/yourwaytogether.ca\/success-stories\/elders-create-a-co-op-to-preserve-language-and-traditions\/\" class=\"btn\">Read More<\/a><\/div><\/li><li>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"pic\" style=\"background: url(https:\/\/yourwaytogether.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/securing-services-f.jpg) no-repeat center 0;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/yourwaytogether.ca\/success-stories\/securing-services\/\"><\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"cont\"><h3><a href=\"https:\/\/yourwaytogether.ca\/success-stories\/securing-services\/\">Securing Services<\/a><\/h3><p>After noticing that teachers working on the Onion Lake Cree Nation weren\u2019t receiving the same benefits as teachers in non-Indigenous communities, a local leader saw an opportunity to provide financial services for his community \u2014 and communities across the country. He created the financial services co-operative, Many Nations.<\/p><a href=\"https:\/\/yourwaytogether.ca\/success-stories\/securing-services\/\" class=\"btn\">Read More<\/a><\/div><\/li><li>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"pic\" style=\"background: url(https:\/\/yourwaytogether.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/display.jpg) no-repeat center 0;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/yourwaytogether.ca\/success-stories\/creating-authentic-art\/\"><\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"cont\"><h3><a href=\"https:\/\/yourwaytogether.ca\/success-stories\/creating-authentic-art\/\">Creating authentic art<\/a><\/h3><p>An Alberta college saw an opportunity to help its students market their work. Through a partnership with local organizations and educational institutions, the group achieved their mutual goals by forming the Nehiyawaskiy Indigenous Peoples Art co-op.<\/p><a href=\"https:\/\/yourwaytogether.ca\/success-stories\/creating-authentic-art\/\" class=\"btn\">Read More<\/a><\/div><\/li><li>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"pic\" style=\"background: url(https:\/\/yourwaytogether.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/chilko-salmon.jpg) no-repeat center 0;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/yourwaytogether.ca\/success-stories\/collaboration-and-sustainability\/\"><\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"cont\"><h3><a href=\"https:\/\/yourwaytogether.ca\/success-stories\/collaboration-and-sustainability\/\">Collaboration and sustainability<\/a><\/h3><p>B.C. is home to a group of independent salmon fisheries that are owned and operated by eight First Nations fisheries. To sustainably preserve salmon numbers and to remain competitive with large-scale fisheries, the independent fisheries agreed to form a co-op to streamline their processing and marketing, making it more efficient for everyone.<\/p><a href=\"https:\/\/yourwaytogether.ca\/success-stories\/collaboration-and-sustainability\/\" class=\"btn\">Read More<\/a><\/div><\/li><li>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"pic\" style=\"background: url(https:\/\/yourwaytogether.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/illacrosseopening.png) no-repeat center 0;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/yourwaytogether.ca\/success-stories\/a-community-first-approach\/\"><\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"cont\"><h3><a href=\"https:\/\/yourwaytogether.ca\/success-stories\/a-community-first-approach\/\">A &#8220;community first&#8221; approach<\/a><\/h3><p>When the last locally-owned business planned to sell, a remote M\u00e9tis town had to brainstorm ways to save the business. Things were looking bleak until one community member had the idea to start a co-operative.<\/p><a href=\"https:\/\/yourwaytogether.ca\/success-stories\/a-community-first-approach\/\" class=\"btn\">Read More<\/a><\/div><\/li><li>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"pic\" style=\"background: url(https:\/\/yourwaytogether.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Old_Crow_Fruit_Display_001-copy-e1614150319666.jpeg) no-repeat center 0;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/yourwaytogether.ca\/success-stories\/local-control-and-wealth-creation\/\"><\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"cont\"><h3><a href=\"https:\/\/yourwaytogether.ca\/success-stories\/local-control-and-wealth-creation\/\">Local Control and Wealth Creation<\/a><\/h3><p>For the 300 people in Old Crow, the Yukon\u2019s only fly-in community, having a DIY mindset isn\u2019t a trend \u2014 it\u2019s a way of life. So, instead of renewing the lease with the company that ran their grocery store, they chose to run it as a co-op in a new facility and keep the wealth in their community.<\/p><a href=\"https:\/\/yourwaytogether.ca\/success-stories\/local-control-and-wealth-creation\/\" class=\"btn\">Read More<\/a><\/div><\/li><li>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"pic\" style=\"background: url(https:\/\/yourwaytogether.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/shutterstock_75749308-scaled-1.jpeg) no-repeat center 0;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/yourwaytogether.ca\/success-stories\/commercializing-craftsmanship\/\"><\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"cont\"><h3><a href=\"https:\/\/yourwaytogether.ca\/success-stories\/commercializing-craftsmanship\/\">Commercializing Craftsmanship<\/a><\/h3><p>A group of self-starting businesswomen in Winnipeg find interest in their blanket-making and look to formalizing their work into a business. By turning to local organizations for support and guidance, the group has their bases covered as they form a worker\u2019s co-operative. <\/p><a href=\"https:\/\/yourwaytogether.ca\/success-stories\/commercializing-craftsmanship\/\" class=\"btn\">Read More<\/a><\/div><\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":4,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"content-type":"","ghostkit_customizer_options":"","ghostkit_custom_css":"","ghostkit_custom_js_head":"","ghostkit_custom_js_foot":"","ghostkit_typography":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/yourwaytogether.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/703"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/yourwaytogether.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/yourwaytogether.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yourwaytogether.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yourwaytogether.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=703"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/yourwaytogether.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/703\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":45098,"href":"https:\/\/yourwaytogether.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/703\/revisions\/45098"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/yourwaytogether.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=703"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}