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After a career as a professional dancer, Tracee Smith was looking for her next challenge in her mid-20s. Upon obtaining her MBA, Smith, a member of Missanabie Cree First Nation in northern Ontario, had to decide whether to completely leave her previous dance life behind. She chose not to. That proved to be a wise decision indeed, as for the past 16 years Smith has been serving as the CEO of Outside Looking In (OLI), a charity she founded. OLI has various components, but it is primarily known for its dance program. It will work with students in various Indigenous communities and then invite them to Toronto to showcase their dance program in front of an audience.

In 1995, the Cando Economic Developer of the Year Award was created to recognize and promote recent or long standing Indigenous economic development initiatives throughout Canada. Cando Economic Developer of the Year Award Winner Community Category Simpcw Resources Group Simpcw First Nation, British Columbia The Simpcw First Nation is proof that even a relatively small First Nation can achieve great things. Cando Economic Developer of the Year Award Winner Indigenous Private Sector Business Category Buck's Auto Parts Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg First Nation, Quebec Frank Buckshot is proof a lot of hard work can take one a long way. [...]one of his businesses, Buck's Auto Parts, took top

Cando Economic Developer of the Year Award Winner Individual Category Tom Many Heads Siksika Resource Development Ltd., Alberta Since becoming the CEO of the Siksika Resource Development Ltd. (SRDL) in 2010, Tom Many Heads has played an instrumental role with various business ventures on his First Nation. [...]officials with the SRDL are going full steam ahead with their plans to have the Siksika Nation become the first First Nation in Canada to have a medical marijuana production facility on its own land. Several other businesses, including a food court and a Ford car dealership, are located in the centre. Cando Economic Developer of the Year Award Winner Indigenous Private Sector Business Category Yukon Motel & Restaurant Teslin, Yukon A dozen years ago, while working as a conservation officer and trying to raise three young children in addition to being pregnant again, an opportunity arose that drastically changed the work career of Juanita Kremer and that of her husband, Steve, as well.

In 1995, the Cando Economic Developer of the Year Award was ere ated to recognize and promote recent or long-standing Aboriginal economic development initiatives throughout Canada. Cando Economic Developer of the Year Award Winner Individual Category Rose Paul Paqtnkek Mi'kmaw Nation Members of Nova Scotia's Paqtnkek Mi'kmaw Nation have plenty of reasons to smile these days. [...]thanks in part to various successful ventures the First Nation has captured some national recognition. Cando Economic Developer of the Year Award Winner Aboriginal Private Sector Business Category Green Leaf Enterprises Tammy Belanger admits she was not quite sure which direction her life would take when purchasing some property back in the summer of 2000.