GreenMoney Indigenous Peoples & Impact Investing Issue 1 - February 11, 2025
Welcome to the mid-February edition, covering the new Indigenous Peoples & Impact Investing issue. We are exploring the transformative potential of creative capital in Indian Country, the intersection between sustainability and Indigenous knowledge. And we follow pathways towards reconciliation and economic wellbeing through investment models that prioritize Indigenous Peoples’ rights, leadership and expertise. Because as sustainable finance evolves, so too must its criteria for driving impact.
The contributors include: Jane Breckinridge who addresses ecological challenges while creating economic opportunities by building a biodiverse and resilient planet through Indigenous Peoples’ traditional knowledge and science. Carla Fredericks and Matt Aguiar highlight the pivotal role of program-related investments, demonstrating how a rights-based approach allows Indigenous entrepreneurs to succeed on their own terms.
Casey Lozar discusses how Indigenous communities are reclaiming control over data and metrics to articulate their own criteria for success. And, calling for an industry-wide shift, Vanessa Roanhorse emphasizes the need for direct partnership with Indigenous entrepreneurs and champions the next generation of Native women reshaping finance. Also check out her video on the first cohort of Indigenous women graduating from Roanhorse's venture capital apprenticeship.
And our new GreenMoney Talks podcast launches with an exclusive interview with scholar, Oglala Lakota elder and advocate Richard B. Williams, quantifying $1.17 trillion in land theft from Colorado's Native Nations in TREC's Historic Loss Assessment Report.
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Kate Finn, Guest Editor, Tallgrass Institute