1:27  Frank describes his move from a national Indigenous financial institute to the newly created NationFUND business. 
2:06  Growing up in northern Manitoba and watching the devastating impact of a mine closure. 
3:14   How a Bachelor of Arts in Indigenous Studies and an aptitude for numbers helped shape his career in finance. 
5:04 The value of relationship-building and his role as a translator between 'creatives' and 'the bean-counters.' 
6:04  He joins the FNFA thanks to his wife's chance airport encounter with Ernie Daniels. 
12:13 He sees progress, but systemic barriers are still there. 
15:05 How a colonial mindset limits economic development in some First Nations. 
18:00.  Policy barriers as reserves as seen as 'the Queen's land.' 
19:20 The Covid pandemic strikes just as Frank and his partners establish their business. 
21:12  The marketing model to find new business. 
24:26  Taking the Robin Hood approach to leveraging $$ in community development. 
26:14  The Malahat Studio project that shows development can be more than a convenience store. 
26:54   The need for equity and the right to sit at the table. 
28:08   He sees growth in renewable energy and local food production technology. 
31:18   The need to tread a fine line when exploring Indigenous tourism. 
33:58   Author Frank Busch and his award-winning Grey Eyes book. 
39:41   How to contact Frank for more information – www.nationfund.ca

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