December 11, 2024
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In this episode, Ken Coates, Director of Indigenous Affairs at MLI, sits down with Karen Ogen-Toews, President and CEO of the First Nations LNG Alliance, and Dr. Matt Vickers, CEO of Northern Nations, and a long-time advocate for indigenous economic development.
They discuss the growing involvement of indigenous communities in international business and trade.
Ogen-Toews and Vickers share their experiences leading indigenous trade missions to countries like China to leverage their natural resources and economic partnerships to build prosperity for their communities.