Originally published in The Northern Miner
The 54-year-old said it wasn’t until the 1980s that an Indigenous family member owned a car — a symbol of success. Later, the high water mark was the first Indigenous person he knew who owned their own house.
Fast forward to today, and Fox, the founder and president of consultancy Indigenous Community Engagement (ICE), and co-chair of PDAC’s Indigenous Affairs Committee, sees an entirely different level of economic possibility emerging.
“I think the new Indigenous ecosystem is about Indigenous-led environmental assessments, Indigenous-led projects, Indigenous-led economies,” he said.
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