In this episode, our guest is Indigenous entrepreneur, CEO and founder of the Indigenomics Institute, Carol Anne Hilton. Her first book, Indigenomics: Taking a Seat at the Economic Table came out in 2021. Her new book is titled The Rise of Indigenous Economic Power: Deconstructing Indian Act Economics. You’ll hear a conversation between Carol Anne and Clint Davis, CEO of Cedar Leaf Capital, the first Indigenous-led, Indigenous-owned investment dealer in Canada. They talk about her new book, the massive potential of the Indigenous economy in Canada and more.   

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Key moments this episode: 

1:30 – Carol Anne gives us an overview of her new book, The Rise of Indigenous Economic Power: Deconstructing Indian Act Economics 

2:20 – What she aimed to accomplish with this second book 

3:25 – Defining what Carol Anne’s new book calls Indian Act economics 

6:03 – How the 1876 Indian Act still impacts Indigenous economic development today 

8:25 - How Indian Act economics also impacts non-Indigenous Canadians 

10:57 – Carol Anne tells us about the ‘phenomenal rise of Indigenous entrepreneurs’ 

13:48 – The goal of creating a 100-billion-dollar Indigenous economy in Canada 

17:12 – Why traditional GDP may not properly capture Indigenous economic power and strength 

18:43 - Do we need to get rid of the Indian Act in order to fully unleash the economic potential of Indigenous Peoples? 

20:30 – What is the role of the federal government to empower Indigenous economic growth? 

22:30 - What does Indigenous economic power look like today and how is it shifting? 

24:58 – How the unique location that Carol Anne wrote part of the book helped clarify the themes she was writing about 

26:21 – Why focusing on Indigenous economic inclusion is especially important during these times of economic uncertainty