Mr. Christmas, who leads Nch’kay, the B.C. nation’s economic development arm, says evolving attitudes toward Indigenous-owned businesses open up great opportunities
For much of his working life, Bernd Christmas was based in Eastern Canada, where his roles included 11 years as chief executive officer of Membertou First Nation in Nova Scotia, during a period when Membertou became an economic powerhouse, with interests in fisheries, tourism and casinos. He then worked as a lawyer and negotiator for several First Nations bands.
Part of his role will be assessing those pitches – some 1,500 to 3,000 a year, Mr. Christmas says – to determine which ones align with Squamish Nation’s desire to create income and opportunities for its members while protecting its traditional territory, which consists of about 6,700 square kilometres in British Columbia’s Lower Mainland.
After the decision was released, one of Mr. Christmas’s first calls was to Mr. Risley, to discuss how Membertou and Clearwater could work together. Legislation and governance trends have evolved considerably since Mr. Christmas worked with Membertou. The B.C. government, in 2019, and the federal government, in 2021, passed legislation to implement the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.
Part of Bernd Christmas's role will be assessing pitches to determine which ones align with Squamish Nation’s desire to create income and opportunities for its members while protecting its traditional territory.Starting in his 2020 annual letter to CEOs, Larry Fink, chairman of BlackRock Inc., the world’s largest asset manager, has been telling corporate leaders they need plans to operate in a low-carbon economy to avoid potential proxy votes against management or disinvestment.
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