What is Indigenous economic power? An interview with author and entrepreneur, Carol Anne Hilton

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