By Sam Laskaris, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Windspeaker.com Various surveys and the Canadian census have long collected information on Indigenous peoples, but it has only been in recent years that comprehensive data has been compiled on how much Indigenous peoples contribute to the Canadian economy. Some of those details were shared Nov. 5 during a webinar titled The contribution of Indigenous Peoples to the Canadian Economy: A Macroeconomic Perspective. The event was hosted by Statistics Canada’s Centre for Indigenous Statistics and Partnerships (CISP). Kathleen Crowe, an advisor for CISP’s Indigenous Liaison Program, served as the moderator for the webinar. She said CISP was established in 2019. Its goal is to assist Indigenous communities and organizations to build greater statistical capacity. “Engagement and collaboration are essential to data collection and research…
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