Angie Gillette, White Corn Wear wins Gathering of Nations Pow Wow Pitch

Angie Gillette, White Corn Wear wins Gathering of Nations Pow Wow Pitch

On April 29th, Pow Wow Pitch, North America’s premier business pitch competition for Indigenous entrepreneurs, presented in partnership with RBC, Shopify, and Mastercard, announced Angie Gillette, Owner and Founder of White Corn Wear from the Great MHA Nation of North Dakota, as the 2023 Pow Wow Pitch Gathering of Nations Winner. Angie has won $1,000 and is advancing to the Turtle Island Pow Wow Pitch Finals for a chance to win $25,000 to grow her business.

Revitalizing Indigenous Languages

Revitalizing Indigenous Languages

Kahentawaks believes that language revitalization is an important tool for cultural preservation and empowerment, saying, “Our language is so important. It holds everything, it holds the teachings, it holds the stories, it holds our knowledge.”

Ask yourself: If not now, when?

Ask yourself: If not now, when?

Meet Candice Evans-Waite, Founder of The Local Adventure Company from Buffalo Narrows in Saskatchewan. Candice is a Pow Wow Pitch Prairies Semi-Finalist. We sat down with Candice to learn more about her, her business and her reflections on entrepreneurship. 

Surround yourself with like-minded people

Surround yourself with like-minded people

Meet Denise Halfyard, Founder of The Frog Radio from Wet’suwet’en, Tsimshian and Gitxsan. Denise is a Pow Wow Pitch British Columbia Semi-Finalist. We sat down with Denise to learn more about her, her business and her reflections on entrepreneurship. 

Let nothing limit you

Let nothing limit you

Meet Anthony Wingham, Co-Founder of Nuez Acres from Waceya Society, Langley. Anthony is a Pow Wow Pitch British Columbia Semi-Finalist. We sat down with Anthony to learn more about him, his business and his reflections on entrepreneurship.