The Rise of Indigenous Economic Power

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, provides a detailed exploration of 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. The Rise of Indigenous Economic Power deconstructs these systemic barriers by mapping 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 isolating, dividing, absorbing, and eliminating the original Nations of these lands
• The true cost of maintaining the status quo, from perpetuating social and economic inequality and cycles of Indigenous poverty, to lost opportunities for value creation in Indigenous and settler economies alike
• Twenty-five transformative trends driving Indigenous economic growth, from legal developments and UNDRIP implementation to partnership opportunities rooted in cultural and economic reconciliation.

Required reading for Indigenous organizations, Nations, and allies; business leaders and investors; lawyers and policymakers; governments at all levels; and everyone interested in reconciliation, decolonization, and building a just, prosperous, and inclusive society.