Carol Anne Hilton - Indigenomics
Summary
TLDRCarol Anne Hilton, a member of the Hesquiaht Nation and the Nuu chah nulth people, introduces the concept of Indigenomics, a movement that emphasizes the modern relevance of Indigenous worldviews and economies. Indigenomics seeks to address historical economic displacement and challenges faced by Indigenous communities, such as high poverty rates and marginalization. Hilton discusses the potential for economic empowerment, citing the significant contributions Indigenous businesses can make to Canada's GDP. She calls for a shift in narrative from viewing Indigenous peoples as a burden to recognizing them as economic powerhouses, with a vision to grow the Indigenous economy substantially.
Takeaways
- 🌟 The concept of 'Indigenomics' is introduced as a renaissance of First Nations' communities, emphasizing their central role in the economy and reconciliation.
- 👩💼 Carol Anne Hilton, a member of the Hesquiaht nation, is a key communicator and advocate for Indigenomics, which she defines as the conscious claim to the modern relevance of an indigenous worldview.
- 🏛️ Indigenomics is a platform to bring visibility to indigenous peoples and to challenge the historical narrative of economic displacement and marginalization.
- 📈 Despite facing systemic challenges, indigenous peoples are excelling and are seen as a powerful economic force, with the potential to significantly contribute to Canada's GDP.
- 🏢 The National Aboriginal Economic Development Board suggests that an optimized indigenous workforce could add $27 billion to Canada's GDP.
- 📊 There has been a significant growth in the indigenous economy, from $16 million in 2010 to $32 billion in 2016, indicating a powerful economic shift.
- 🏛️ The historical 'Indian problem' is redefined by Hilton as a modern representation of the struggle for economic justice and inclusion in the economic equation of the country.
- 🤝 Indigenomics calls for economic reconciliation, which involves understanding the role of indigenous peoples in the country and taking progressive action.
- 💡 The future of the country is shaped by the questions asked today, and Indigenomics is a response to facilitate the growth of the indigenous economy to $100 billion in five years.
- 🌐 Indigenomics is an invitation to participate in a collective modern economic response that focuses on the potential and the questions that define the present and future.
Q & A
What is Indigenomics?
-Indigenomics is the conscious claim to the modern relevance of an Indigenous worldview in today's economy. It is about creating space for Indigenous economic participation and growth.
Who is Carol Anne Hilton?
-Carol Anne Hilton is a leader and speaker on Indigenomics. She comes from the Hesquiaht Nation and Nuchatlaht people and identifies as the first generation not to attend residential school. She advocates for Indigenous economic empowerment.
Why is Indigenomics important in Canada?
-Indigenomics is important because Canada is in a treaty relationship with Indigenous peoples, and there are significant economic disparities, with 76% of Indigenous children living in poverty in certain regions. Indigenomics addresses the need for economic reconciliation and inclusion.
How has the concept of Indigenomics evolved?
-Indigenomics began as a hashtag but has grown into a movement focused on building visibility and creating space for Indigenous peoples within the economic framework of Canada.
What uncomfortable truth does Carol Anne Hilton highlight in her speech?
-Hilton discusses the uncomfortable truth that Indigenous peoples have faced over 150 years of economic displacement, which is reflected in negative statistics such as high poverty, suicide, and incarceration rates.
What historical policy does Hilton reference in her speech, and how does it relate to economic justice?
-Hilton references the 'Indian problem,' a concept formed by Duncan Campbell Scott, which historically excluded Indigenous peoples from Canada's economic system. Indigenomics seeks to rectify this exclusion by promoting economic justice.
What progress has been made by Indigenous peoples in Canada’s economic sphere?
-Indigenous peoples have won over 250 court cases that have helped create space for economic empowerment. Reports show that Indigenous economic contributions were valued at $32 billion in 2016, with potential for much more growth.
What is the goal for Indigenous economic growth according to Hilton?
-Hilton aims to grow the Indigenous economy from $32 billion in 2016 to $100 billion within five years, marking a significant shift in economic empowerment.
What does Hilton mean by 'economic reconciliation'?
-Economic reconciliation refers to addressing the gap between the negative lived realities of Indigenous peoples, such as poverty and marginalization, and their potential as economic powerhouses in Canada.
What is the central message of Hilton’s speech?
-Hilton’s central message is that Indigenous peoples are not a burden on Canada's economy but are, in fact, resilient and powerful contributors. Indigenomics is a platform for restoring this narrative and realizing Indigenous economic potential.
Outlines
🌱 The Indigenous Renaissance: Indigenomics and Economic Empowerment
Carol Anne Hilton introduces the concept of Indigenomics, a modern movement that integrates Indigenous worldviews into today's economy, promoting reconciliation and economic justice. She shares her personal journey, rooted in her heritage from the Hesquiaht nation and the Nuchatlaht people, reflecting on the painful history of residential schools and the Indian Act. Hilton emphasizes the resilience of Indigenous peoples, their exclusion from economic growth, and the importance of visibility and relevance in the modern economic space. Indigenomics aims to reverse centuries of marginalization by reclaiming economic space for Indigenous peoples, confronting Canada's past injustices, and fostering a platform for Indigenous economic participation and growth.
📊 The Indigenous Economic Shift: Power and Potential
The second paragraph focuses on the remarkable legal victories Indigenous peoples have achieved, with over 250 court cases won, creating an environment for economic empowerment. Reports highlight that optimizing the Indigenous workforce could add $27 billion to Canada's GDP, and the Indigenous economy grew from $16 million in 2010 to $32 billion in 2016. Hilton emphasizes the need for economic reconciliation and redefining Indigenous peoples not as a fiscal burden but as economic powerhouses. She calls for collective action to grow the Indigenous economy to $100 billion in the next five years and encourages participation in this transformative process. Economic reconciliation is framed as a key to reshaping Canada's future.
Mindmap
Keywords
💡Indigenomics
💡Reconciliation
💡Economic Empowerment
💡Indigenous Worldview
💡Economic Displacement
💡Indian Act
💡Resilience
💡Economic Reconciliation
💡GDP
💡Indigenous Business
💡Modern Indigenous Economic Design
Highlights
A renaissance is occurring in First Nations communities, with a focus on economic participation and reconciliation.
Indigenomics is introduced as a new concept, emphasizing the modern relevance of indigenous worldviews.
Carol Anne Hilton, a member of the Hesquiaht nation, discusses her personal and ancestral background.
Indigenomics is defined as a conscious claim to the economic space of indigenous peoples.
The concept of Indigenomics is linked to Canada's treaty relationships and the need for economic justice.
Indigenomics aims to shift the narrative from indigenous peoples as a burden to economic powerhouses.
Hilton discusses the historical context of economic displacement and the Indian Act's impact.
Indigenomics is presented as a platform to build visibility and economic empowerment for indigenous peoples.
The potential economic impact of an optimized indigenous workforce is highlighted, with a potential $27 billion addition to GDP.
Indigenous peoples have won over 250 court cases, creating space for economic empowerment.
The growth of indigenous business is emphasized as a rapidly growing and significant shift.
Hilton challenges the audience to consider the role of indigenous peoples within the country's economic framework.
The importance of asking powerful questions that shape the future of the country is discussed.
Economic reconciliation is positioned as a balance sheet issue for the country.
Indigenomics is described as a collective modern economic response and design.
A goal is set to grow the indigenous economy from $32 billion in 2016 to $100 billion in five years.
The call to action for engaging in Indigenomics and recognizing the leadership of indigenous peoples is made.
Transcripts
There is something remarkable going on in the communities of the First Nations a veritable renaissance
After a very dark period they're taking a central role once again in the economy of this place
which is an essential element of
Reconciliation this has given rise to a new world
indigenomics
One of the most important communicators one might save in profits of this new concept
Is our next guest please welcome Carol Anne Hilton
Caroline Hilton, my name is Carol Anne Hilton and I have something to say
My Nuu chah nulth name is Walkatush. It is a name. That means I come from a line of the oldest woman. I
Come from the Hesquiaht nation. I
Come from the Nuchatlaht people. I
am the first generation at a residential school
I'm the fifth generation
Since the establishment of the Indian Act. I'm
Here to talk to you about Indigenomics
Some of you may have heard of Indigenomics if you have your right on time
Indigenomics is the conscious claim to our modern relevance of an indigenous worldview today
It's a conscious claim of our economic space of who we are as indigenous peoples
It is this creation of space for an indigenous worldview that the world is calling for
It's a calling for the relevance of a worldview that speaks to our relativity
Why Indigenomics?
Because Canada is in a treaty relationship
Why Indigenomics?
Because we have 76% of indigenous children living
In poverty in some areas of Canada
In establishing Indigenomics
The ability to move it forward from a simple hashtag to be managing a movement today
To managing a movement that is building in the importance of the visibility of indigenous peoples today
Indigenomics Is a platform
It's a platform to be able to build from it's a platform to be able to bring visibility to indigenous
peoples I
As a Hesquiaht woman of introducing myself to you of who I am have experience
No less than a hundred and fifty years of economic
displacement
This is the uncomfortable truth of the time of this country
It is this uncomfortable truth. It can be seen in the
Economic impact that we often see as the high statistics or the marginalization
the numbers that exist within the margins of this country
So how do we reference indigenous peoples within the numbers of this country?
The highest suicide rates the highest amounts of mental health issues the highest amounts of incarceration
All of these negative numbers that do not reflect who we are
That do not properly be able to frame our role in our position within this country
The development of this country was formed on a simple
uncomfortable truth built upon the words of Duncan Campbell Scott one of the early
superintendents of the first Indigenous Affairs Office
The development of this country was formed on this concept of the Indian problem
I'm here tonight to tell you I am the modern representation of the Indian problem of this country
So the Indian problem of this country has always been the formation of economic justice
Economic justice has been a pathway that has allowed the formation of the Indigenous
exclusion from the economic equation of this country
Indigenomics is this concept that we are still here as people
We are walking resilience. I
Am I am the Indian problem? I
Am the Indian problem because the growth of indigenous business the new environment that we see today
This rapidly growing shift that's recognizing the growth of indigenous indigenous
business must be paid attention to
We are here and we are excelling in spite of the Indian act. We are a powerful people
Indigenous peoples have won over two hundred and fifty court cases in this country all
Creating the space for a new environment of economic empowerment
We look too key numbers such as the National Aboriginal
Economic Development Board that says an
optimized indigenous workforce in this country would add twenty seven billion dollars to the GDP
we look at reports that say the value of the xxx of the
2016 economy for indigenous peoples was sixteen mill was sixteen million in
2010 thirty two billion in 2016. We are a powerful people
It is the powerful questions of this time
The powerful questions of this time create intrigue they invite us to the table
They invite imagination
Questions are the architecture of tomorrow the ability to live in possibility
The questions of yesterday are the ones that form this country
so it is only in the next hundred and fifty years at the power moment of the
Architecture of the quality of the questions that we asked today will shape the future of this country
Economic reconciliation. It's the space between the lived realities of
indigenous people those negative statistics
The ability to understand the role of the indigenous relationship in this country and the need for progressive action
Economic reconciliation exists within the balance sheet of this country
Indigenomics is about restoring the narrative. That Indigenous peoples are a
Burden on the fiscal system to indigenous peoples are economic powerhouses
It's time
Indigenous is modern indigenous economic design. It's a collective modern economic response
It's modern indigenous economic design to be able to focus on the potential of who we are today
the questions that we asked today
How do we collectively facilitate the growth of the indigenous economy from 32 billion in?
2016 to 100 billion in five years. This is indigenomics
Who wants to play indigenomics it's the question of today
the question of today is the ability to engage in to invite and to participate and
Identify your humanity in the leadership of the pathway that's been formed within this country
Let's have the courage to do this together. Thank you
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