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🎙️ 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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Rethinking the System: What Real Government Support Looks Like
🎙️ Episode 4 Title: Rethinking the System: What Real Government Support Looks Like
Podcast Series: First Nations Economics
Episode Description:
In the final episode of the series, Ben Ainsworth outlines what real support for First Nations economic development should look like and why the current approach continues to fall short.
From shareholder resolutions to Indigenous data sovereignty, Ben maps out the structural mechanisms that could hold corporations and governments accountable to their RAP commitments. He calls for institutions that are First Nations-led, not just First Nations-facing and lays out a blueprint for economic reform grounded in self-determination and equity.
This episode is a call to rethink what support means and who gets to define it.
Read the article here.
📍 A First Nations Affairs × Ben Ainsworth collaboration
#SystemReform #RAPAccountability #SelfDetermination #FirstNationsPolicy #ShareholderAction #InstitutionalChange
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