Focus
We’re proud to say that many of the clients we serve are First Nations. We work with First Nations as they
- build and operate renewable energy systems
- initiate, waste & recycling programs
- enhance local food sovereignty
- develop sustainable building projects, and
- begin to transition to renewable energy transportation
In everything we do, we are guided by a few core principles:
- We will treat others as we wish to be treated—with respect, honouring the dignity that is inherent in every person.
- Because First Nations in Canada are sovereign, we will treat each of our First Nation clients with the respect a sovereign government deserves.
- As individuals and as a company, we will honour and uphold the treaties that govern the relationships between First Nations and Canada.
- We are are all treaty people, and we strive to be a treaty company.
- We commit to implementing the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s Calls to Action, with a special emphasis on those directed towards the business community.
- We adopt the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples as a reconciliation framework and will apply its principles, norms, and standards to our company’s policies and to all our activities.
- We commit to meaningful consultation, to building respectful relationships, and to obtaining the free, prior, and informed consent of the First Nations governments and people we work with on all our projects.
- We will ensure that indigenous people will have equitable access to jobs through our company, to training, and to education opportunities.
- We will ensure that the communities we are involved with gain long-term sustainable benefits from our involvement.
- We will provide education for our company on the history of Aboriginal peoples, including the history and legacy of residential schools, the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, Treaties and Aboriginal rights, Indigenous law, and Aboriginal–Crown relations.
- When we fall short of these principles, we will listen carefully to the criticism we receive, consider our actions, and resolve to do better.
Our Team
Bruce Duggan is the CEO of Boke.
Projects include the implementation of renewable energy systems in Northlands Dënesųłiné First Nation in Lac Brochet that integrate biomass heating, lake-based geothermal, and a solar array.
He is also involved with recycling initiatives, including with Sayisi Dene First Nation in Tadoule Lake.
He completed an assessment of renewable energy options for municipal buildings in seven communities—Dauphin, Brandon, Killarney Turtle Mountain, de Salaberry, Dunnottar, Piney, and Selkirk—in southern Manitoba for the Manitoba Sustainable Energy Association (ManSEA) in 2024.
His assessment of biomass fuel resources and options for Dehcho First Nations in the Northwest Territories was completed in 2025.
Bruce recently retired from teaching management at the Buller School of Business at Providence University College to concentrate more on Boke projects, but remains involved with Providence as Professor Emeritus.
His full CV is available here.