INDIGENOMICS 2025 ACTIVATION Report
‘The Rise of Indigenous Economic Power’
MESSAGE FROM THE INDIGENOMICS TEAM
This is a time of powerful activation. Indigenous economic strength is being built, measured, and recognized. The momentum of Indigenous economic leadership is accelerating across sectors, markets, and Nations.What began as a bold vision of a 100 billion dollar annual economy is now recognized as a growing force both nationally and globally and serves as a reference point of Indigenous economic power. From boardrooms to trade forums, from AI platforms to capital markets, Indigenomics is shaping the future of economic leadership.
This year brought forward powerful activations. The launch of Indigenomics AI. The expansion of international partnerships with Māori leadership. The continued success of building a space for the Indigenous economy on Bay Street. These moments are signals of transformation. Indigenous Peoples are leading with vision, building with strength, and shaping the economic future.The second book in the Indigenomics Series- ‘The Rise of Indigenous Economic Power- Deconstructing Indian Act Economics’ We are moving forward with strength and intention. Activation is taking place across every sector, across every region. Indigenous economic power is being measured, recognized, and invested in. This is the future we are building together.
“Indigenomics is no longer an emerging conversation. It is a rising economic force and a reference point for Indigenous economic power. Across Canada and around the world, Indigenous economic leadership is shaping new market participation, driving innovation, and transforming economic value systems. The uptake of Indigenomics signals that Indigenous economic strength is being recognized and realized.”
“Partnerships are the heartbeat of Indigenomics. They reflect a shared commitment to economic reconciliation, measurable outcomes, and Indigenous-led innovation.”
PARTNERSHIPS
This year’s expansion of partnerships has strengthened the collective movement toward Indigenous economic power. Our collaboration with Luminary Network marks a new era of strategic alignment. Together we are co-creating impactful events, advancing shared research, and activating innovation grounded in Indigenous leadership.
2025 saw the return of many multiyear platinum partners including Vancity, TELUS, Mastercard, Scotia Bank, BMO and RBC as examples. We also value our many returning sponsors as well as welcome new sponsors such as Watsons and KPMG.
These partnerships are strategic. They reflect shared purpose, clear action, and respect for building outcomes in the Indigenous economy. Together we are building the architecture of Indigenous economic strength.
“Partnerships drive the momentum of Indigenomics. Each one contributes to the design of Indigenous economic futures through commitment, action, and shared leadership. Together we are building lasting structures that reflect the strength and direction of Indigenous economies.”
Carol Anne Hilton, CEO, Host and Founder
2025 SPONSORS
KEY ACTIVITIES
Indigenomics activities in 2025 focused on expanding Indigenous economic visibility, intelligence, and momentum. Each initiative is designed to elevate Indigenous leadership and generate measurable outcomes. Some of these highlights include:
INDIGENOMICS 50 CHALLENGE
Indigenomics launched the Indigenomics 50 Challenge to advance corporate leadership in economic reconciliation. This national initiative calls on 50 companies to undertake Reconciliation Action Planning in direct response to Call to Action 92 and in alignment with UNDRIP. It signals a shift toward accountability, transparency, and Indigenous economic inclusion across corporate Canada.
NATIONAL RECONCILIATION ACTION PLANNING HUB
In 2025, Indigenomics led the establishment of a national digital economic reconciliation hub that tracks publicly available Reconciliation Action Planning and highlights best practices and examines the measurement of Indigenous economic outcomes. This hub supports the design, implementation, evaluation, and continuous strengthening of reconciliation planning that advances Indigenous economic leadership, equity ownership, capital access, procurement leadership, and innovation.
Indigenomics AI is an Indigenous owned and designed economic intelligence platform that identifies and validates Indigenous economic activity beyond GDP. It focuses on how Indigenous value creation happens and supports the recognition of Indigenous-led economies at scale.
This platform affirms the strength of the Indigenous economy and advances the visibility of Indigenous economic power. This platform strengthens Indigenous-led economic design through meaningful, measurable insights. This platform is the result of years of vision, dedication, and collaboration.
The Indigenomics team acknowledges the foundational support of TELUS, Mastercard, Microsoft, and Cenovus in advancing this work, alongside the creative technology team who helped bring this bold vision into reality. Together Indigenomics AI is building the tools, insights, and infrastructure to recognize and grow Indigenous economic power at scale.
Participants engaged with real-time insights from Indigenomics AI, experienced interactive storytelling, and connected through curated conversations focused on outcomes. The forum advanced practical strategies for Indigenous economic leadership across investment, procurement, ownership, and innovation.
IMPACT is the experience of Indigenomics in action. It brings visibility, energy, and direction to Indigenous economic futures.
Indigenomics IMPACT activates the Indigenous economy through storytelling, AI insights, and immersive experiences. It shifts the narrative towards Ileadership of Indigenous economic futures and celebrates the growing Indigenous economy as a strategic platform for collaboration and design.
Indigenomics IMPACT Forum
The inaugural Indigenomics IMPACT Forum is a landmark experience in Indigenous economic innovation. Designed as an immersive experiential forum, it brings together Indigenous leaders, investors, institutions, and governments to experience the future of the Indigenous economy.
Hosted at the H.R. MacMillan Space Centre, the forum created a powerful environment to explore visionary thinking, new economic systems, ecological and technology focused bold leadership. The space itself reflects the limitless potential of Indigenous economic design and future-building.
INDIGENOMICS ON BAY STREET FORUM
The 3rd Annual Indigenomics on Bay Street marked a turning point in economic reconciliation, showcasing the rise of Indigenous economic power at the heart of Canada’s corporate and financial system.
Indigenous economic power took centre stage on Bay Street with a strong focus from corporate, government, and Indigenous leadership on building economic economic reconciliation outcomes. We thank you for your leadership and participation.
Indigenomics on BAY STREET Highlights
National media, including The Logic, profiled the new Indigenomics AI platform that measures Indigenous economic value creation and shows how sophisticated, fast-growing, and undervalued Indigenous economies truly are.
Indigenomics Māori Indigenous Economic Data Forum (2027) Partnership & Global Expansion: Indigenomics and Māori leadership are connecting Indigenous economies across the Pacific. This partnership opens new pathways for shared research, trade, and investment, and announced an Indigenomics MĀORI event in Aotearoa New Zealand to be held in early 2027.
Highlights
The 2025 forum featured a powerful agenda and a full house, marking a pivotal moment in economic reconciliation. Here are the key outcomes:
TMX Group Market Close: Indigenomics leadership joined TMX to close the market in recognition of this event. This moment placed Indigenous economic power on the main stage of Canada’s capital markets and signaled that the Indigenous economy is front and center of national prosperity.
BMO Innovation Day Roundtable: Indigenomics and BMO co-hosted an invite-only roundtable breakfast at the new national BMO Reconciliation Legacy Space. The discussion explored the concept of an Indigenous Investment Fund for Renewable Energy projects with a focus on 100% Indigenous ownership.
Visit from the Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, the Honourable Edith Dumont.
Signed a Luminary Network Partnership Collaboration Agreement: Indigenomics signed a three-year strategic partnership with Luminary Network to co-host high-impact events, expand research collaborations, and advance reconciliation through Indigenous-led innovation and measurable actions.
2ND ANNUAL INDIGENOMICS NOW GLOBAL INDIGENOUS ECONOMIC FORUM
Indigenomics NOW is a global 24-hour digital forum connecting Indigenous leaders worldwide to rethink economics through Indigenous wisdom and sustainability.
The 2nd Annual Indigenomics NOW Global Indigenous Economic Forum is a shared exploration of Indigenous economic design and futures. The event featured 24‑hours of Indigenous business and economic activity and leadership in this global virtual forum that centers Indigenous wisdom, cultural values, and economic worldviews to illuminate how economies can be built with life at the center. The forum showcased diverse Indigenous perspectives and leadership from multiple nations and territories, creating a powerful platform for dialogue, connection, and visioning for global economic transformation. The event celebrated Indigenous knowledge systems as vibrant economic design principles and highlighted pathways for sustainable prosperity grounded in community, responsibility, reciprocity, and respect.
Indigenomics NOW reveals the strength of Indigenous economic leadership and contributed to the global recognition of Indigenous economic systems as essential to resilient, just, and future-ready economies. Held on the full moon in October, the forum was intentionally grounded in the alignment of natural systems and natural law.
In 2025, the Global Centre of Indigenomics entered into a groundbreaking international collaboration with MOVE37XR (Canada) and Global Kulture (India) to advance immersive media, Indigenous knowledge systems, and global cultural exchange. This agreement lays the foundation for a bioregional XR storytelling lab in India, supports joint grant initiatives, and integrates cultural programming into Indigenomics NOW, strengthening the global network of Indigenous economic design.
Indigenomics NOW is the activation of the core principle of ‘Life at the Center’ in economic design. The gathering serves as a living expression of Indigenous economic worldviews in practice. Indigenomics NOW is the foundation for the establishment of a World Indigenous Economic Forum and advanced the global recognition of Indigenous economies as essential to shaping the future of sustainable economic systems.
Digital Savage Blog Launch
Indigenomics launched The Digital Savage blog as a vibrant space to amplify Indigenous presence and leadership in digital futures. The series centers Indigenous worldviews where relationality, stewardship, and interconnection guide how we create, share, and thrive in digital spaces. It celebrates Indigenous brilliance, ancestral wisdom, and fearless innovation as foundational to how Indigenous Peoples engage with technology and innovative futures.
The Digital Savage elevates the voices of Indigenous creators, technologists, and thinkers who are shaping digital worlds that reflect Indigenous values, cultural strength, and visionary futures grounded in purpose and connection. Please find the blog at www.indigenomics.com
Indigenomics and TELUS Partner to Power Indigenous Economic Intelligence
Indigenomics is advancing Indigenous economic design through a strategic partnership with TELUS that unlocks worldclass computing capacity and AI infrastructure. With access to TELUS’ Sovereign AI Factory and high performance GPU technology at the Rimouski Data Centre, Indigenomics is expanding its ability to develop and refine the Indigenomics AI Economic Intelligence Platform with greater depth and scale.
This advanced computing capacity accelerates the training of economic models, empowers large scale economic research, and enables sophisticated analysis of Indigenous value creation and activity across sectors.
The partnership strengthens Indigenomics’ ability to generate meaningful insights that deepen the visibility of Indigenous economic activity and support Indigenousled economic design grounded in evidence and innovation. By combining technological innovation with Indigenous economic leadership, this collaboration enhances the measurement, understanding, and advancement of Indigenous economies in Canada and beyond.
Indigenomics Team AI Upskilling
In 2025, the entire Indigenomics team undertook AI upskilling as a strategic investment in Indigenous economic leadership. This development reflects a clear commitment to being workforce ready, technology ready, and future ready while being grounded in Indigenous perspective.
As an Indigenous company operating at the intersection of economic design and innovation, this upskilling ensures the team is equipped to lead and respond with confidence in an AI-driven economy. This upskilling serves to strengthen internal capacity, deepens understanding of digital infrastructure, and supports the development of innovative tools like Indigenomics AI. This is not just about adapting to technology — it is about shaping it through Indigenous values, intelligence, and purpose.
What Participants Are Saying
“One key action that I plan to do is work with our company’s shareholder in clarifying differences in roles between our Business Department Corporation and our Community Development Organization.” Bay Street participant
“I understand the potential of the Indigenous economy at a scale I never thought possible before.” IMPACT participant
“For Indigenous Peoples to take data into their own hands, input traditional knowledge systems into AI while also maintaining proper sacred learnings, and hopefully to provide solutions for how we can significantly reduce the environmental impact.” Indigenomics partner
KEY ACHIEVEMENTS
2025 Media Impact:
In 2025, Indigenomics continued its strategic partnership with Earnscliffe Strategies as our exclusive Public Relations partner in economic reconciliation. This collaboration played a central role in shaping and amplifying the national narrative on Indigenous economic strength, visibility, and leadership.
Media Distribution: 205 verified media sources
Audience Reach: 25,985,476
Strategic Focus: Elevated public discourse around the $100 billion Indigenous economy target, Indigenous economic sovereignty, and Indigenous-led innovation
What’s Next in the 2026 Indigenomics ACTIVATION?
The year ahead brings powerful activations that deepen the reach and impact of Indigenomics. These initiatives reflect a continued commitment to truth-telling, innovation, and international Indigenous economic leadership. Through research, storytelling, and global collaboration, Indigenomics will continue to advance economic transformation rooted in Indigenous worldviews. The momentum is building, and what comes next will expand the narrative, grow the infrastructure, and strengthen the visibility of Indigenous economies at home and around the world. Some of these activations will include:
NATIONAL Indian Act Economics Survey:
Indigenomics is leading a national survey and interview series in recognition of the 150th anniversary of the signing of the Indian Act at the beginning of the establishment of Canada. Building on the introduction of the concept of Indian Act economics based on the book ‘The Rise of Indigenous Economic Power- Deconstructing Indian Act Economics’ this research brings the conversation into national focus. It gives voice to real-world economic experiences and introduces language and leadership that addresses and articulates how structural limitations have shaped economic realities for Indigenous Peoples and businesses.
This work increases the visibility of the growing irrelevance of the Indian Act in the context of rising Indigenous economic power and supports a national dialogue on what comes next in the design of Indigenous-led economic systems. Indigenomics is leading this work to normalize the conversation around naming the experience of Indian Act economics for companies and critical sectors with the aim to bring visibility and create space for new language, new understanding, new actions and new possibilities in Indigenous economic design.
Indigenomics LEGO DESIGN RECONCILIATION ACTION PLANNING Workshop
Indigenomics Reconciliation ACTION Planning LEGO DESIGN Workshop
This hands on workshop equips your organization to design and build a measurable Reconciliation Action Plan that aligns with UNDRIP and Call to Action 92 and strengthens Indigenous partnerships, builds cultural and organizational readiness, and equips your company to lead in building economic reconciliation outcomes.
The Indigenomics Invitation
Lead now. This is your invitation to take action to grow Indigenous economic reconciliation outcomes and define the future economy.
Reconciliation Action Planning
LEGO Design Workshop
February 19th, 2026, TMX Buliding, Toronto
Vancouver TBC | Calgary TBC
Indigenomics in ACTION Blog
The newly released Indigenomics in ACTION Blog is a space for leadership at the edge of economic thinking. It brings forward Indigenous insight, analysis, and perspective that challenge the status quo and expand what is possible in economic design. This blog tracks the momentum of the Indigenomics movement as it activates Indigenous economic strength across sectors. It centers the lived experience, knowledge systems, and leadership of Indigenous Peoples and translates these into bold, forward-facing economic ideas. Indigenomics in ACTION shapes narrative, builds visibility, and shows what Indigenous economic power looks like in practice. Substack at- https://indigenomics.substack.com/
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Elevating Our Partners
As part of our increased focus on advancing sponsor profiles of reconciliation leadership, we are updating each sponsor logo on our website to link to a dedicated profile that will feature your key links, quotes, reconciliation action plan outcomes, and more. This is an important way for us to publicly showcase your commitments, make your leadership more visible to peers and media, and support shared learning across the broader reconciliation and economic ecosystem.
In 2025, Indigenomics initiated planning for the Indigenomics–Māori Conference 2027 — a landmark international gathering that will bring together Indigenous economic leaders from Canada and Aotearoa. This conference will serve as a powerful platform for inter-Indigenous trade dialogue, policy innovation, and collaborative economic design. Anchored in shared values of self-determination and economic sovereignty, this gathering will position Indigenous Nations as global economic actors and knowledge holders, advancing new models of Indigenous-to-Indigenous trade and investment.
INDIGENOMICS Life at the Center Festival Coming 2027
Also launched in 2025, Indigenomics announced the development of the Indigenomics LIFE AT THE CENTER Festival — an immersive, future-facing event celebrating Indigenous economies, innovation, and place-based cultural design. Slated for 2027, the festival will feature Indigenous entrepreneurs, artists, technologists, and thought leaders in a dynamic convergence of economic storytelling, performance, and systems change. Rooted in Indigenous worldview, the festival invites all participants into a reimagined economic space where life — not extraction — is at the centre.