1:27 Frank describes his move from a national Indigenous financial institute to the newly created NationFUND business.

2:06 Growing up in northern Manitoba and watching the devastating impact of a mine closure.

3:14 How a Bachelor of Arts in Indigenous Studies and an aptitude for numbers helped shape his career in finance.

5:04 The value of relationship-building and his role as a translator between 'creatives' and 'the bean-counters.'

6:04 He joins the FNFA thanks to his wife's chance airport encounter with Ernie Daniels.

12:13 He sees progress, but systemic barriers are still there.

15:05 How a colonial mindset limits economic development in some First Nations.

18:00. Policy barriers as reserves as seen as 'the Queen's land.'

19:20 The Covid pandemic strikes just as Frank and his partners establish their business.

21:12 The marketing model to find new business.

24:26 Taking the Robin Hood approach to leveraging $$ in community development.

26:14 The Malahat Studio project that shows development can be more than a convenience store.

26:54 The need for equity and the right to sit at the table.

28:08 He sees growth in renewable energy and local food production technology.

31:18 The need to tread a fine line when exploring Indigenous tourism.

33:58 Author Frank Busch and his award-winning Grey Eyes book.

39:41 How to contact Frank for more information – www.nationfund.ca