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Marsha Smoke

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Southeast Regional Chief at Anishinabek Nation
📍 Alnwick/Haldimand, Ontario, Canada

Marsha Smoke is the Southeast Regional Chief for the Anishinabek Nation, bringing over 30 years of experience in First Nation business, economic development, and governance. An accomplished entrepreneur, she founded multiple companies, including a pioneering travel agency and a construction matting business. She has studied at both Harvard Business School and Schulich School of Business.

Described as a quiet and soft-spoken leader, Marsha is a Knowledge Keeper, a longtime advocate for Indigenous rights, and a devoted great-grandmother. She feels her family provided her with the grounding of an Anishinaabe woman and is actively involved in community events focused on truth and reconciliation.

She was a trailblazer in First Nation travel and tourism long before it became a mainstream focus, helping establish international Indigenous tourism associations.

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Experience
31 Years
Current Role
Southeast Regional Chief
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Alnwick/Haldimand, Ontario, Canada
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Indigenous Entrepreneurship
A successful entrepreneur who has founded several businesses, including Wintergreen Consulting, Moccasin Trails, and Pash Travel, all focused on serving and empowering First Nations.
First Nation Governance
As Southeast Regional Chief, she is deeply involved in First Nation politics, advocating for sovereignty, economic self-determination, and the inherent right for First Nations to determine their own citizenship.
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Career

Work history

6-2024
Southeast Regional Chief
Anishinabek Nation
2015
President & CEO
Moccasin Trails - Industrial Matting in Construction
9-1990 - 6-2014
Director - Owner
Pash Travel
9-1984
President & CEO
Wintergreen Consulting Canada
1984 - 2018
Background and Experiencing more Adventures in the Energy World.
Favourite Past time, Indigenous Business development and active in First Nations politics.
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Media appearances

E'Dbendaagzijig with Marsha Smoke, Anishinabek Nation Southeast Regional Chief. Featured in YouTube
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Listen to Southeast Regional Chief Marsha Smoke's reaction to the Senate Committee. Featured in Facebook (Anishinabek Nation)
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Education
Schulich Mini-MBA: Essentials of Management
Schulich ExecEd, Schulich School of Business, York University
Leading People and Investing to Build Sustainable Communities
Harvard Business School
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