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Practical thinking on First Nations economic development, mining partnerships, Indigenous joint ventures, and keeping money in communities. Ask for any article through the contact form and we will send it to you.
Beyond Neutral: What Nations and Proponents Should Demand From Any Intermediary
Most go-betweens working between First Nations and the companies, governments and money that flow through their land stay neutral. They set up the meeting and step back. This piece argues that neutrality serves no one, and sets out what Nations and companies alike should demand from anyone standing in the middle: accountability, clear rules, and straight talk.
Request the Article →Economic Migration in First Nations: How Value Leaves and How to Keep It Home
When an outside contractor wins the job, or a federal program pays an outside firm to deliver a service, the money leaves the Nation and rarely comes back. Over time the loss compounds. This piece explains how it happens and the responses that actually work.
Request the Article →Trust Comes First: What Outside Help Owes a Nation's Table
Six lessons from thirty years at Chief-and-Council tables: why trust comes before the work, why control is the question under every question, and what any outside advisor or company owes the process. Written for leaders weighing outside help, and for the outsiders who want to earn a seat.
Request the Article →Indigenous Joint Ventures: What Makes Some Work and Most Fail
A practical piece on what makes an Indigenous joint venture work: who owns what, who decides, how a partner leaves, how the value stays, how the Nation builds its own skills, and the specific mistakes that sink most joint ventures early. Drawn from research and direct experience.
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