{"id":9,"date":"2020-04-25T21:20:32","date_gmt":"2020-04-25T21:20:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/firstnations.biz\/sfn14\/?page_id=9"},"modified":"2022-03-28T20:51:55","modified_gmt":"2022-03-29T03:51:55","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/firstnations.biz\/sfn14\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"9\" class=\"elementor elementor-9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ae0e212 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ae0e212\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-92dbc43\" data-id=\"92dbc43\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c2a243a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c2a243a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our Mission<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f05bc2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4f05bc2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>To bolster First Nations, Inuit, and M\u00e9tis businesses by encouraging consumers to invest in Indigenous goods and services, and supporting such businesses in the digital economy while honouring <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rcaanc-cirnac.gc.ca\/eng\/1524506030545\/1557513309443\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Truth &amp; Reconciliation<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c3e9ca7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c3e9ca7\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b28671f\" data-id=\"b28671f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d09e8c0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d09e8c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our Story<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-958ad98 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"958ad98\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Our goal through the <strong>Shop First Nations <\/strong>initiative is to spur consumer support for Indigenous businesses across Canada.<\/p><p>Data from the\u00a0Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business indicates that &#8220;over 99% of Aboriginal businesses are SMEs&#8221; [small- or medium- enterprises]. Because of this entrepreneurial mindset, Indigenous businesses rely on you &#8211; the consumer &#8211; to help them survive. Regardless of your ancestry, whether you&#8217;re Indigenous or a new citizen to Canada, please do what you can to show your support for Indigenous businesses!<\/p><p>Our purpose is to:<\/p><ul><li>Appeal to you &#8211; the consumer &#8211; to choose First Nations products and services<\/li><li>Encourage First Nations businesses to leverage the digital economy to improve their business<\/li><\/ul><p>Our first step in fulfilling this purpose is the creation of an\u00a0<a style=\"font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; background-color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https:\/\/firstnations.biz\/sfn14\/locations\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Indigenous business directory<\/a>\u00a0to promote Indigenous business near you.<\/p><p>All my relations,<br \/><i>\u00a0Rob Schulz, founder Shop First Nations<\/i><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba8ec59 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"ba8ec59\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7ff0550 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7ff0550\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f1b9dd0\" data-id=\"f1b9dd0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-96ce5cd elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"96ce5cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"contributors\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-093ef90 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"093ef90\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our Team<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-20240b4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"20240b4\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-83cece3\" data-id=\"83cece3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff5df9c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ff5df9c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/firstnations.biz\/sfn14\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/rob-schulz-profile4-scaled-pua4h0lp2kebhvrchk40kzmahb04gn0ivu87farzm2.jpg\" title=\"rob-schulz-profile4\" alt=\"Rob Schulz, Shop First Nations founder\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9ab4a47\" data-id=\"9ab4a47\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c7fb087 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c7fb087\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Rob Schulz, Founder<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0cfb899 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0cfb899\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Rob is M\u00e9tis (ancestral roots from Northwest Territories &amp; Fort Chipewyan) on his mother&#8217;s side and German on his father&#8217;s side. He was born and raised in Greater Vancouver (unceded, traditional territories of the Squamish, Musqeum, and Tsleil-Waututh First Nations) and currently resides in New Westminster (includes traditional territory of Qayqayt First Nation). He graduated from BCIT with a Diploma (Honours) in Computer Systems Technology.<\/p><p>Professionally, Rob is well versed in providing strategic technology solutions with expertise as an Enterprise and Integration Architect in the retail and commercial real estate sectors. A team player, he enjoys creating collaborative relationships and shared goals to deliver impactful technical solutions in today&#8217;s digital economy<span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">When not geeking out, he enjoys watching and playing football (soccer), running, and traveling.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ef1a7b elementor-shape-circle e-grid-align-left elementor-grid-0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-social-icons\" data-id=\"1ef1a7b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"social-icons.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-social-icons-wrapper elementor-grid\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-grid-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon elementor-social-icon elementor-social-icon-linkedin elementor-repeater-item-3a40e5e\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/schulzrob\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Linkedin<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fab fa-linkedin\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e065d3b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e065d3b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-62e8a22\" data-id=\"62e8a22\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39aec17 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"39aec17\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/firstnations.biz\/sfn14\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/chelssie-baker-profile-pua4h0lp2kebhvrchk40kzmahb04gn0ivu87farzm2.jpg\" title=\"chelssie-baker-profile\" alt=\"Chelssie Baker, Shop First Nations Okanagan &amp; Director of Marketing\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0f7120a\" data-id=\"0f7120a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d77eadc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d77eadc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Chelssie Baker, Director of Marketing<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b175b8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1b175b8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Chelssie Baker is Squamish Nation on her Father\u2019s side and German-Russian on her Mother\u2019s side. She grew up in Kelowna , B.C until she left Canada at 18 to start following her passions.<\/p><p>For 15 years Chelssie lived abroad, primarily in Bali, Jakarta, and China. She has been a yoga teacher, bootcamp trainer, an entrepreneur, a businesswoman, and a TV personality. Some of the businesses she owned were an internet caf\u00e9, a restaurant, a bed &amp;amp; breakfast and a laundry mat. Chelssie is very active in charity programs, focusing on sustainable agriculture and\u00a0 aquaponics, often holding fundraisers for orphanages. Chelssie was also a translator in the Indonesian Parliament.<\/p><p>\u201cI love to immerse myself in culture, learning different languages and traditions.\u201d<\/p><p>\u201cI\u2019ve always been a storyteller, whether it was writing songs, being a T.V actress, or even in business, it\u2019s selling a story. I found the best stories to tell were other peoples, because only then we can empathize, and through empathy grow compassion and perspective. I realized I needed to live the rest of my life back in my home country, learning my own culture and traditions. That\u2019s what made me move back to the Okanagan for good in 2018.<\/p><p>\u201cMy goal now is to personally meet and hear the stories of Indigenous business owners all over the Okanagan. I want to help them grow, feel heard and supported. I feel like teaming up with Shop First Nations and creating this spin off, Shop First Nations Okanagan is my calling and something I am very passionate about.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-774f0b7 elementor-shape-circle e-grid-align-left elementor-grid-0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-social-icons\" data-id=\"774f0b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"social-icons.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-social-icons-wrapper elementor-grid\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-grid-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon elementor-social-icon elementor-social-icon-linkedin elementor-repeater-item-3a40e5e\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/chelssie-baker-a7691b210\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Linkedin<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fab fa-linkedin\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f8b408a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f8b408a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a463bd7\" data-id=\"a463bd7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d418cc elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3d418cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/firstnations.biz\/sfn14\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/daphane-nelson2-scaled-pua4gznuvqbr4xs2dvocti8b0rmavoympd7ldv4rje.jpg\" title=\"daphane-nelson2\" alt=\"daphane-nelson2\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-de913a8\" data-id=\"de913a8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e7294d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8e7294d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Daphane Nelson - Volunteer Advisor<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a38341e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a38341e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Daphane Nelson has lived most of her life in unceded Secwepemc\u00fal\u2019ecw; her family is from Clinton B.C., she graduated high school in Ashcroft and then moved to Kamloops in the mid-90s to study business and economics at university.\u00a0 Since then, she has held a range of positions in the financial sector, oversaw a law firm and started her own business consultancy.\u00a0 Coincidental to her contract as an export advisor she currently serves as a director for the Interior Savings Credit Union.\u00a0 Through the onboarding process for the credit union, Daphane discovered the co-operative model and developed a passion for the business model.\u00a0 In her spare time Daphane enjoys singing, writing, and a range of sports.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21e4c41 elementor-shape-circle e-grid-align-left elementor-grid-0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-social-icons\" data-id=\"21e4c41\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"social-icons.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-social-icons-wrapper elementor-grid\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-grid-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon elementor-social-icon elementor-social-icon-linkedin elementor-repeater-item-3a40e5e\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/daphane-nelson\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Linkedin<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fab fa-linkedin\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8f12882 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8f12882\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e056bad\" data-id=\"e056bad\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a0c2859 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"a0c2859\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our Mission To bolster First Nations, Inuit, and M\u00e9tis businesses by encouraging consumers to invest in Indigenous goods and services, and supporting such businesses in the digital economy while honouring Truth &amp; 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