New $5-million fund aims to help aboriginal women launch businesses

Lou Ann Solway says she learned to hustle early. The 47-year-old cow-calf rancher, who is a member of the Siksika Nation, has spent more than two decades growing her business in an industry dominated by men. 
“I want to thank the people who were set against me … because I wouldn’t be here today without them,” she said Tuesday, speaking from 70 Quarter Circle Ranch, about 100 km east of Calgary.
Her success required hard work and determination. But it also requi