First Nations Affairs
🎙️ First Nations Affairs Podcast – Where First Nations Leadership Meets Climate, Finance & ESG
The First Nations Affairs Podcast is your go-to space for deep insights at the intersection of First Nations governance, climate action, finance, and ESG. Hosted by Bec Blurton, this podcast challenges the status quo, driving conversations that move beyond tokenism into real, strategic transformation.
From sustainability frameworks to corporate accountability, we unpack how business, investment, and policy can embed First Nations leadership—not as an afterthought, but as a fundamental pillar of success. Whether you’re in ESG, impact investing, or sustainability, this is the space to explore what true First Nations economic participation looks like.
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Two Economies, Two Value Systems
🎙️ Episode 2 Title: Two Economies, Two Value Systems
Podcast Series: First Nations Economics
Episode Description:
In Part 2 of the First Nations Economics series, Ben Ainsworth explores what happens when we stop asking First Nations businesses to conform to Western models and start valuing Indigenous economic systems on their own terms.
This episode unpacks why “economic participation” doesn’t always mean joining the mainstream. Instead, Ben dives into the core differences between First Nations and settler economies, from values and motivations to what constitutes success, and lays out a vision for coexistence that doesn’t rely on convergence.
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