Councillor Dawn Francois likes to tell the story of how she discovered the First Nations Infrastructure Institute. And how it started a path that could pay big dividends for her community of Skwlāx te Secwepemcúl̓ecw (Little Shuswap Lake Indian Band), in British Columbia. In this conversation, she is joined by fellow councillor Julie John, to talk about infrastructure needs and the value to community. Recorded at the Leading the Way 8 conference in Markham, Ontario in October 2025. LINKS: Skw...
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Councillor Dawn Francois likes to tell the story of how she discovered the First Nations Infrastructure Institute. And how it started a path that could pay big dividends for her community of Skwlāx te Secwepemcúl̓ecw (Little Shuswap Lake Indian Band), in British Columbia. In this conversation, she is joined by fellow councillor Julie John, to talk about infrastructure needs and the value to community. Recorded at the Leading the Way 8 conference in Markham, Ontario in October 2025. LINKS: Skw...
Forward Progress with Jason Calla, Technical Lead, FNII
First Nations Infrastructure Institute
9 minutes
1 year ago
Forward Progress with Jason Calla, Technical Lead, FNII
Jason Calla and his technical team at FNII are expecting to be very busy in the days and months ahead. Beginning with two 'proof of concept' projects, FNII has recently become a newly-legislation addition to the First Nations Fiscal Management Act, which will open opportunities to support new projects. On top of that, the process is underway to appoint a new Advisory Board and engage potential consulting partners. Host Richard Perry caught up with Jason between sessions at the Leading the ...
First Nations Infrastructure Institute
Councillor Dawn Francois likes to tell the story of how she discovered the First Nations Infrastructure Institute. And how it started a path that could pay big dividends for her community of Skwlāx te Secwepemcúl̓ecw (Little Shuswap Lake Indian Band), in British Columbia. In this conversation, she is joined by fellow councillor Julie John, to talk about infrastructure needs and the value to community. Recorded at the Leading the Way 8 conference in Markham, Ontario in October 2025. LINKS: Skw...
