Issue 14 | Indigipreneur Digest

Rayleen Brown has conquered many hurdles to set up a small catering business, and now she may face one of her biggest yet: getting a loan from Australia’s private finance sector. ABC

And that’s the blakwashing (like greenwashing) of the Indigenous Procurement Contracts (IPC), which are now worth billions of dollars. With a lot of money to be made, it’s no wonder that many opportunistic people are trying to get their hands on these big contracts. NIT

The first Indigenous-run ferry in the country will join the dotted waters of Sydney Harbour with the return of iconic vessel The Lady Northcott under a new banner; Wirawi. NIT

Some business analysts are expecting to see First Nations businesses growing at a rate twice that of the rest of the economy. ABC

On the Tiwi Islands, women part of The Ngarukuruwala Women’s Group have been singing and composing songs since childhood. NIT

Cairns Indigenous Art Fair has issued a call out to all Indigenous fashion designers and wearable art makers from Queensland to be part of the event’s highly anticipated, 2023 Fashion Performance: Woven. NIT

At the end of this month, an almost 30-year-old tax revenue sharing agreement between the province of New Brunswick and some First Nations reserves will dissolve. CTV News Atlantic

Following a long period of advocacy and guardianship from Māori iwi (tribe) leaders, a culturally significant food source has received legal protection off Taranaki on the west coast of Aotearoa’s north island. NIT

Ecuador’s major Indigenous organisation is preparing to hold protests in mining areas in an attempt to stop the plunder of resources near its communities. NIT

Anders Walter’s IVALU is the story of a young Greenlandic Inuit girl who was deeply impacted by the disappearance of her sister. Filmed completely in Greenlandic language the 16-minute film captivates its viewers as the story slowly unravels. NIT