Support for a North American Indigenous trade coalition would leverage the continent-wide potential of Indigenous trading networks. It’s a win-win-win. by David Carrière-Acco Policy Options Canada should be looking for ways to strengthen Indigenous trading networks as it responds to U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs and considers how to stabilize the economy. Indigenous nations have been trading amongst themselves since time immemorial, moving goods, services and ideas across North and South America. Long before the Europeans arrived, fish from the Pacific were traded for metals from the Canadian Shield. However, these extensive trade relationships have been disrupted through colonialism and, more notably, by the Indian Act. Most Indigenous communities, businesses, and entrepreneurs would like the Canadian government to re-establish inter-tribal trade relations across Turtle Island, i.e. North America. Doing this will…
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