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\u00a0By Sam Laskaris, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Windspeaker.com Not only is he a leading American economist but Dr. Joe Kalt also co-founded the Harvard Project on Indigenous Governance and Development in 1987. Kalt was in Toronto recently as a featured speaker at the First Nations Major Projects Coalition (FNMPC) conference. Kalt spoke at an April 28 session titled Keys To Indigenous Commercial Success. During his presentation, Kalt provided insights into extensive research from his Boston-based university, which determined reasons behind the successes and the failures of Indigenous businesses worldwide. Kalt said governments around the globe destroyed communities and cultures and lives through colonization. \u201cApologies and reconciliation, they\u2019re nice, but is that all,\u201d said Kalt. \u201cI\u2019m sorry, but you can\u2019t have your resources back? You can\u2019t have the powers to run… <\/p>\n

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\u00a0By Sam Laskaris, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Windspeaker.com Not only is he a leading American economist but Dr. Joe Kalt also co-founded the Harvard Project on Indigenous Governance and Development in 1987. Kalt was in Toronto recently as a featured speaker at the First Nations Major Projects Coalition (FNMPC) conference. Kalt spoke at an April 28 session titled Keys To Indigenous Commercial Success. During his presentation, Kalt provided insights into extensive research from his Boston-based university, which determined reasons behind the successes and the failures of Indigenous businesses worldwide. Kalt said governments around the globe destroyed communities and cultures and lives through colonization. \u201cApologies and reconciliation, they\u2019re nice, but is that all,\u201d said Kalt. \u201cI\u2019m sorry, but you can\u2019t have your resources back? You can\u2019t have the powers to run... <\/p>\n

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