Kisik Marketing and Communications is a 100% Aboriginal owned company formed in January of 1999 to serve the marketing needs of the Aboriginal tourism industry in Canada. Research has revealed that many Aboriginal tourism businesses in Canada are performing below industry average, largely due to lack of proper marketing. Kisik Marketing & Communications offers special assistance to First Nations, Metis and Inuit tourism businesses by assisting them to grow and prosper with a view towards self determination. Kisik Marketing & Communications promotes Aboriginal tourism across Canada and internationally through key contacts at all levels of the government and the tourism industry in Canada as well as abroad. Kisik Marketing and Communications utilizes strategic market intelligence and available marketing programs within the Canadian Tourism Commission, Aboriginal Tourism Team Canada, Manitoba Industry Trade and Travel, Manitoba Aboriginal Tourism Association and Winnipeg Tourism to maximize and increase revenue for Aboriginal tourism.