Shifting Power: Money and Meaning in the Indigenous Economy

Economic development from an Indigenous worldview is being reclaimed within the modern economic space. This conversation will explore how prosperity is defined and how non-Indigenous people and organizations can support and respect Indigenous Nations and people and their approach to economic development.

Introduction: Linda Hartford, Executive Director, Trust Services for Indigenous Markets, CIBC

Moderator: Dr. Susanne Thiessen, Assistant Professor, Indigenous Community Engagement, University of Victoria

Panelists:

Chief Gordon Planes, T’Sou-ke First Nation

Christina Clarke, CEO, Songhees Development Corporation