(OTTAWA, June 24, 2002) - PRESS RELEASE

Ms. Rima Aristocrat, President & CEO of 106-year old Ottawa-based Willis College of Business & Technology, will present the groundbreaking "TeKnoWave" initiative at the AFN-NEXUS 2002 National Chiefs of Canada General Assembly and Conference held July 16 - 18, 2002 at the Kahnawake Mohawk Territory near Montreal, Quebec.

Paper presentation - Link to website

Group photo.

In partnerships with private business and government, the Willis College of Business and Technology has taken a giant step forward by offering young Canadians access to the tools they need to succeed in the 21st Century.

George Bear can hardly suppress his glee that things have worked out so well… and for so many. First there was the scholarship just for him: $18,000 to attend Willis College of Business and Technology in Ottawa.

Creating a wave of native talent Aboriginal leaders and business owners plan to offer 1,000 tech scholarships to natives, writes Christopher Guly of the Ottawa Citizen.

A Unique Collaboration to Build Information and Communications Technology Human Resource Capacity within the Canadian Aboriginal Community

"Rima Aristocrat, President and CEO of Willis College of Business & Technology has been declared as a finalist for the 2001 Businesswoman of the Year Award by Women’s Business Network”