ism , ▁construction , ▁and ▁recre ation ▁companies . ▁The ▁band ▁now ▁emp lo ys ▁ 7 0 0 ▁people ▁including ▁non - First ▁Nations . ▁A ▁high - profile ▁business ▁started ▁by ▁the ▁O IB DC ▁during ▁Lou ie ' s ▁ten ure ▁is ▁N k ' M ip ▁Cell ars , ▁the ▁first ▁ab original - owned ▁win ery ▁in ▁North ▁America . ▁ ▁Lou ie ▁has ▁served ▁ 1 0 ▁terms ▁as ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁winning ▁every ▁election ▁but ▁one ▁since ▁ 1 9 8 5 . ▁He ▁consult ed ▁with ▁federal ▁fin ance ▁minister ▁Jim ▁F lah ert y ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁on ▁matters ▁of ▁economic ▁development . ▁He ▁is ▁a ▁two - term ▁chair ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Ab original ▁Econom ic ▁Development ▁Board . ▁▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁Lou ie ▁was ▁chosen ▁by ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Department ▁of ▁State ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁six ▁Canadian ▁First ▁Nations ▁leaders ▁to ▁review ▁economic ▁development ▁in ▁American ▁Indian ▁communities . ▁▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁he ▁received ▁the ▁Order ▁of ▁British ▁Columbia . ▁Lou ie ▁has ▁also ▁been ▁involved ▁in ▁land ▁claim ▁settlement s ▁with ▁the ▁provincial ▁government . ▁He ▁was ▁given ▁the ▁Fre edom ▁of ▁the ▁Town ▁of ▁Oliver ▁British ▁Columbia ▁on ▁ 2 1 ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁C BC ▁Doc ▁Zone ▁interview ▁( 2 0 1 1 ) ▁ ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category