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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

Karen MacKenzie is a proud Cree-Métis woman and the co-founder and president of MacKintosh Canada, an indigenous-owned, international consulting company.

Karen brings her traditional knowledge of indigenous ways into the contemporary workplace as this wisdom and way-of-being reflect “wise practices of high-performance organizations”. She is also a special advisor to the Indigenous Women in Community Leadership program at Coady International Institute.

As an international professional speaker, Karen inspires audiences to find their inner passion and to move forward in the direction of their dreams. She challenges individuals to recognize their own gifts, talents, and genius and to “let it all out”. Most importantly she assists individuals, teams and families, organizations and communities from moving where they are today to where they want to be.