The Rise of Indigenous Economic Power Deconstructing Indian Act Economics

Indigenomics in action-moving beyond Indian Act economics towards Indigenous economic sovereignty
In this groundbreaking new work, Carol Anne Hilton, author of the bestselling Indigenomics, explores the phenomenon of growing Indigenous economic power and sovereignty, achieved despite monumental historic injustices.
The Indigenous economy in Canada is on track to exceed $100 billion. Yet full Indigenous participation at the economic table is still fundamentally lacking, due in large part to the inherently colonial and racist policies of the Indian Act. Hilton deconstructs these systemic barriers and maps an ethical way forward based on radical inclusion and Indigenomics in action.
Coverage includes:
The far-reaching social and moral consequences of Indian Act economics-a tool used to legislate away Indigenous rights and jurisdiction with the express purpose of erasing First NationsThe true cost of maintaining...