Fred Di Blasio is the co-founder of Longhouse Capital Partners, which is part of a new wave of Indigenous-owned financial firms working toward economic reconciliation.

Indigenous-owned financial firms are beginning to make their mark in Canada, contributing to First Nations’ pursuit of economic self-determination. Take Longhouse Capital Partners, a Vancouver-based, Indigenous-owned asset manager. Founded in 2022, Longhouse is now raising capital to build a $1-billion fund dedicated to financing major infrastructure projects for First Nations communities, such as transmission lines and wireless towers.

According to Fred Di Blasio, co-founder of Longhouse Capital Partners and a proud member of the Huron-Wendat Nation, the firm is already two-thirds of the way to their first target of $300

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