On May 29 and 30 in Ottawa, Canada 2020 hosted our annual Economic Reconciliation Summit: The Indigenous-led Economy 2024. This gathering brought together Indigenous leaders from across sectors and territories for a vital day of conversation and engagement to explore the balance between growth and sustainability, and ensure that reconciliation is at the heart of future prosperity for all. In the next of our series of highlighted conversations from this summit, we hear Chief Dylan Whiteduck (Kitigan Zibi First Nation), Hillary Thatcher (Managing Director, Indigenous and Northern Investments, Canada Infrastructure Bank), Mihskakwan James Harper (Business Development Manager, NRStor Inc.), and Steve Berna (COO, First Nations Finance Authority) in conversation with Fred Di Blasio (Co-Founder, Managing Partner and CEO of Longhouse Capital Partners) about catalyzing investment, access to capital, and essential infrastructure projects from coast to coast to coast.

This conversation has been lightly edited for length and clarity ahead of publication.