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...
Kathleen Stone, First Nations Financial Management Board
First Nations Infrastructure Institute
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11 months ago
Kathleen Stone, First Nations Financial Management Board
Kathleen Stone and her colleagues at FNFMB work hard to make sure communities have their finances in order before they tackle major projects, including new infrastructure. As a CPA, she manages capacity development at FNFMB. And regardless of the project scope, she says mapping of existing community assets is critical to laying a proper foundation. Host Richard Perry caught up with her at the Leading the Way 7 conference held in Nov. 2024 in Treaty Six territory (Edmonton). LINKS: First Na...
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...
