2024 Semi-Finalists

NOT-FOR-PROFIT

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Kristina Maldonado Bad Hand
Sicangu Lakota
Denver, CO, USA

FN Basketball Inc
Daniel Stonechild
Nekaneet First Nation
Regina, SK

HERO DAWGS Pet Therapy Society
Carey McBeth
Squamish Nation
West Vancouver, BC

Ininīmo Speak Cree
Joette Lefebvre
Peawanuck
Peawanuck, ON

Mahinganon
Ivy-Rose Akiwenzie
Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg
Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg, QC

Wabshkaa Animkii Benesii
Esther Maud
Skownan First Nation
Thunder Bay, ON

TOURISM

CELEBRATION: Event Facility and Museum
Zhaawshko Nimkii Bneshiih (Tyler French)
Chippewas of the Thames First Nation
Chippewas of the Thames First Nation, ON

Dragonfly Spirit CreeAtions Ltd
Monique Collins
Peepeekisis Cree Nation
Spruce Grove, AB

Dulce Base Tipi
Heather Gomez
Jicarilla Apache Nation
Dulce, NM (USA)

Miikanaang: On The Road
Graeme Jones
Sheguiandah First Nation
Toronto, ON

My Grandmothers Lodge
Johnny Hawk
Beausoleil First Nation
Christian Island, ON

Topp Escapes Adventures
Roseanne Topp
Inuvialuit
Regina, SK

Wolastoq Cycling & Repair
Jamie Polchies
Woodstock First Nation
Woodstock First Nation, NB

KNOWLEDGE SERVICES

Big-Hearted Parenting
Andrew Dutcher
Neqotkuk First Nation
Calgary, AB

Inaabiwin Wiigwaas
Siera Hancharyk
Wiikwemkoong First Nation
Wiikwemkoong First Nation, ON

LJ Turtle Aromatherapy | Mitigomin Social Enterprise
Lisa June Byers
Wabauskang First Nation
Guelph, ON

Mulberry Design & Engravings
Pandora Wilhelm
Métis Nation of Ontario
Linwood, ON

Native Diva Creations
Melrene Saloy
Blood Tribe Kainaiwa
Calgary, AB

Project 100
Jennifer Cross
Horse Lake First Nation
Edmonton, AB

Woodland Craft Barn
Gretchen Sands-Gamble
Walpole Island First Nation
Walpole Island First Nation, ON

ReconciliActionS Inc.
Tim OLoan
Yellowknives Dene
Ottawa, ON

Rez Chic
Marlene Martin
Six Nations of the Grand River
Hagersville, ON

Shaylish Indigenous Plant Selections
Shayla Chalifoux
Sekw’el’was, Sťáťimc Nation
Coast Salish Territory, BC

Tkemlups Traditions
Ed Jensen
Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc
Tk’emlúps, BC

CONSUMER PRODUCTS & RETAIL

Anishinaabe Girl Designs
Shauna Fontaine
Sagkeeng First Nation
Winnipeg, MB

Iwi Nails
Līhau Willing
Kanaka Maoli
Kaunakakai, HI, USA

Kwósel
Mel Victor
Xwchíyò:m
Calgary, AB

Mashkiki Garden Creations
Dana Connolly
Peguis First Nation
Winnipeg, MB

Nature Spirit Soaps
Kim Koyczan
Tahltan First Nation
Whitehorse, YK

Ojibway Natural
Nangoons Wabegijig
Ketegaunseebee First Nation
Ketegaunseebee First Nation, ON

Shawish Market
Amanda Bernard
Madawaska Maliseet First Nation
Toronto, ON

Tendesi Air Fresheners
Jennifer Tenasco
Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg
Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg, QC

The Peyote Store
Mitch Helary
Lac La Ronge Indian Band
Salmon Arm, BC

The Sensory Source
Jenny Jacobs
Curve Lake First Nation
Edmonton, AB

Tribalure Cosmetics & Skincare
Denyse Nadon
Apitipi Anicinapek Nation
Carleton Place, ON

Qiviut Inc
Tanis Simpson
Inuvialuit & Gwich'in
Nisku, AB

HEALTH & WELLNESS

Algonquin Acres
Lisa Vicaire
Timiskaming First Nation
Quebec

Aunties Insights
Sasha Gladu & Rebecca Watt
Alexander First Nation & Pehdzeh Ki First Nation
British Columbia

BASK Fitness & Wellness
Steevi King
Mohawks of Akwesasne
Akwesasne, QC

First Star CPR
Daphne Lavoie
Garden River First Nations
Sault Ste. Marie, ON

Inspired by Nature Art & Wellness
Heather Cabral
Algonquins of Pikwakanagan First Nation
Strathroy, ON

Kanatan Health Solutions Inc
Tasha Power
Saddle Lake Cree Nation
Saddle Lake Cree Nation, AB

Nash Athletics
Krista & Barry Nash
Oromocto
Oromocto, NB

Purposeful Movements Ltd.
Cody Gonsalves
Red Pheasant First Nation
Winnipeg, Manitoba

Sound Hearing
Bailey Whitefield
Treaty 3
Thunder Bay, ON

WARPONYBMX
Joseph Arnoux
Blackfoot & Spokane
Albuquerque, NM (USA)

INNOVATION

Kickspike
Darrell Bachmann
Little Grand Rapids
West Kelowna, BC

Nipiy Industries
Jason Lizotte
Paddle Prairie Métis Settlement
Grande Prairie, AB

PregZen
Felisha Crier-Hosein
Samson Cree Nation
Maui, HI, USA

Ramptime Productions
Adam Hopkins
Mohawks of Kahnawa:ke
Vancouver, BC

Sky-Eagle Collection
Dante-Biss Grayson
Osage
Taos, NM (USA)

The Indigenous Garden
Jessica McKenzie
Opaskwayak Cree Nation
Toronto, ON

PROFESSIONAL SERVICES & TRADES

3 Sisters Gemstones
Ryan Ross
Montreal Lake Cree Nation
Saskatoon, SK

Abalone Shines Photobooth
Jeanette Delisle
Nak'azdli
Calgary, AB

Black Hills Enterprises Inc.
Lorrinda James
Bridge River in the St'at'imc territory.
Lillooet, BC

Cree8ive Media
Mike Wolfe
Driftpile Cree Nation
Edmonton, AB

Frontline Utility Services
Mike Lapierre
Algonquins of Pikwakanagan First Nation
Westbank, BC

Indigenous Project Events
Natasha Delany
Samson Cree Nation
Edmonton, AB

Kichi Kisik
Eleesha Papin
Enoch Cree Nation
Edmonton, AB

MAOLI FARMS LLC
Tristin Mataiva Manuel
Maoli Māori
Kailua, HI (USA)

Maskwa Roofing
Zach Mann
Norway house cree nation
Winnipeg, MB

Niña Waṡte Events
Tannis Smoke & Rayel Smoke
Dakota Plains Wahpeton Oyate
Dakota Plains Wahpeton Oyate, MB

Red Dirt Cleaners
Nowell Aguilera
Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma
Norman, OK (USA)

Sakastew Model And Talent Inc
Brandi Cameron
Plains Cree
Calgary, AB

FOOD & DRINK

Bannock in a Bag Inc.
Carrole Plourde
Mattagami
Calgary, AB

Forage Market
Nicole Matos
Metis Nation Region 4
Sherwood Park, AB

Formula S
Edwin 'Chef E' Wright
Walpole Island First Nation
Ontario

Homie’s
Tiana Vanessa
Ahtahkakoop Cree Nation
New Westminster, BC

Indige Eats
Julianne Cook
Birdtail Sioux First Nation
Turtle Lake, SK

Kebaonish Inc.
Shyra Barberstock
Kebaowek First Nation
Tyendinaga, ON

Lūau Creamery
Wailani Artes
Native Hawaiian
Makawao, HI (USA)

Saryhelp & more
Sary Innerst
Miskooseepi
Brandon, MB

Soul Sisters <3
Pauline Sunshine Dreaver
Big River First Nation
Prince Albert, SK

Ts̓iwens Meat Co.
Bailie Stewart
St'uxwtéws First Nation
Tk̓emlúps te Secwépemc, BC

CREATIVE

Angel Ann Julian Recording Artist
Angel Ann Julian
Pictou Landing First Nation
Pictou Landing First Nation, NS

Christine’s Beaded and Clay Creations
Christine Brouzes
Métis
Winnipeg, MB

Focal Point Artistry
Jessica Somers
Odanak Abenaki First Nation
Lavigne, ON

Jackama LLC
Jack George
Nisqually Indian Tribe
Olympia, WA, USA

Loretta Meyer Portraits
Loretta Meyer
Bay of Quinte Mohawk & Six Nations
Kawartha Lakes, ON

Marmar Media
Marlon Weekisk
Onion Lake Cree Nation
Martensville, SK

Mino Ode Designs
Jacqueline Shaver
Kettle and Stony Point First Nation
St. Catharines, ON

NinetySix Ent
Jaime Fontaine-Ellis
Sagkeeng First Nation
Winnipeg, MB

Nokadlak Inuit Crafts and Art
Danielle Nokadlak
Inuvik
Inuvik, NWT

Ofi Nia Productions
Jennifer Robin
Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma
Mariposa, CA (USA)

Polynesian AF
Annette Arinix Amazing Aga
Polynesian
Honolulu, HI (USA)

TECHNOLOGY

Kulture Stream LLC
JT Seaboy
Three Affiliated Tribes, MHA Nation
Minneapolis, MN, USA

Prompty
James McInnes
Métis Nation of Alberta
Calgary, AB

Rear View Alert
Devon Steinhauer
Saddle Lake, AB
Edmonton, Alberta

REPWR
Zachary McCue
Curve Lake First Nation
Curve Lake First Nation, ON

Teqare
Darion Ducharme & Zachary Flett
Lac Seul First Nation & Sagkeeng First Nation
Winnipeg, MB

FASHION

12:21 streetwear
Presley MacMillan
Fort McMurray First Nation
Spruce Grove, AB

Amakehs Designs
Shayna Boudreau
Bilijk First Nation
Bilijk First Nation, NB

E3 Apparel Ltd.
Conlin McDonald
Muskeg Lake Cree Nation
St. Albert, AB

Indiginize Creation
Janelle Alladina
T'exélc Williams Lake First Nation
Port Coquitlam, BC

Iskotew Pahkekin
Monica Mispounas & Tiffany Oakes
Ile-a-la Crosse & Neekaneet
Saskatoon, SK & Regina, SK

Kadeland Apparel
Dale Pahtayken
Onion Lake First Nation
Onion Lake First Nation, SK

SACRD THNDR
Alex Manitopyes
Muskowekwan First Nation
Calgary, AB

Sparked Apparel
Wyatt Miller
Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation
Saskatoon, SK

sorryimrez
Dave Monday Oguorie
Henvey Inlet First Nation
Toronto, ON

The Son of Picasso
Benjamin Nelson
Kiowa
Albuquerque, NM (USA)

Wiyaka Luta
Germain Red Feather Rodriguez
Oglala Lakota Sioux Tribe
South Dakota

YOUTH

KASHT2N Productions
Kashtin Delorme
Cowessess First Nation
Melville, SK

Keiki Rise
Coen Cadinha
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander
Honolulu, HI, USA

Nomad Prints
Damon Martin
Haisla Nation
Surrey, BC

RERUN THE RUNWAY
Delissa Isaac
Okanagan Indian Band
Falkland, BC

Simon the Scientist
Simon Monteith
Opaskwayak Cree Nation
Winnipeg, MB

Witch's Brew Nutrients
Isabelle Dabbs
Native Hawaiian and Cherokee
Kailua, HI, USA

STARTUP

Ancient Lure
Willa Powless
Klamath Tribes
Chiloquin, OR, USA

Artemis In Shape
Annie Carron
Innu
Montreal, QC

A Sizing Story
Alina Lariviere
Nipissing First Nation
Toronto, ON

Bear Productions
Asha Bear
Neqotkuk First Nation
Tobique, NB

Lana's Leathers and Designs
Lana A. Sinclair
Fisher River Cree Nation
Winnipeg, MB

Native Crafting
Shantel Bellrose
Kikino Métis Settlement
Edmonton, AB

Night Owl Games
Kariza Manychief
Blood Tribe Kainaiwa
Lethbridge, AB

Nôtinêw Boxing
Keyara Greyeyes
Ahtahkakoop Cree Nation
Ahtahkakoop Cree Nation, SK

Rawvolution
Denalene Manitopyes
Muskowekwan First Nation
Vancouver, BC

Resonant Recording Rooms
Dayna Kockott
Pinaymootang First Nation
Calgary, AB

The Beauty Collective
Tessa Neufeld
Red Rock Indian Band
Coaldale, AB

Tyler’s Styling Studio
Tyler Leslie
Yakama First Nation
Polson, MT, USA

Warrior Spirit Scrubs
Patricia McCartney
Six Nations of the Grand River
Toronto, ON