Promoting the Importance of Indigenous Economic Development The Board addressed each of the five key priorities through publishing reports, creating partnerships with Indigenous economic organizations and communities, both nationally and internationally, and continuing to provide advice to government on Indigenous economic development. [...] As we work on the advancement of economic reconciliation, the Board has identified the value in having a dialogue with key Indigenous organizations and leaders, in order to help develop a clear vision of an economic future that will continue to foster economic prosperity and enhance the quality of life for every Indigenous person. [...] The Board’s 2019 Indigenous Economic Progress Report identified areas that require further research in order to gain a complete and accurate picture of the Indigenous economy and a greater understanding of the factors contributing to differences between Indigenous and non- Indigenous economic outcomes. [...] Through the Board’s continued engagement with Indigenous communities, National Indigenous Organizations, Indigenous economic and financial organizations, Indigenous businesses and Indigenous peoples, we have heard similar narratives on the barriers that impact indigenous communities and the solutions that are needed in order to move forward with closing the socio-economic gap and creating prosperi. [...] For the 2019 report, the ability to characterize the gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous was enhanced with the addition of the Infrastructure Index and a Gender-based analysis.
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