There is strong and growing activity responsive to Call 11. Multiple national organizations deliver structured programming that educates Indigenous youth on entrepreneurship, financial literacy, and business development. The Martin Family Initiative (MFI) has operated Indigenous entrepreneurship courses for high school students since 2007, reaching over 10,000 Indigenous children and youth across nine provinces and three territories. The National Aboriginal Capital Corporations Association (NACCA) launched its Indigenous Youth Entrepreneurship (IYE) Program nationally in 2025, delivered through over 30 Indigenous Financial Institutions. Futurpreneur Canada’s Indigenous Entrepreneur Startup Program (IESP) provides startup financing, mentorship, and culturally relevant training for Indigenous entrepreneurs aged 18-39. The Canadian Foundation for Economic Education (CFEE) published Indigenous Peoples’ Money and Youth in 2024, a financial literacy resource developed specifically for Indigenous youth.
Active programming appears concentrated on entrepreneurship and financial literacy rather than the full breadth of “all aspects” of Indigenous economic issues and approaches that Call 11 envisions. Topics such as Indigenous economic governance, land-based economies, collective ownership models, treaty economics, and the intersection of traditional knowledge with economic development are not well represented in available youth programming. Academic literature highlights that many existing programs embed Eurocentric business models and values rather than centering Indigenous economic worldviews.
