NACCA: Banking The Indigenous Entrepreneurs Powering Canada

Shannin Metatawabin, CEO of NACCA, on 55,000 Indigenous business loans at a 97% repayment rate and the fund that pays investors first. The National Aboriginal Capital Corporations Association is Canada's national body for more than 50 Indigenous financial institutions. Over 35 years the network has made 55,000 loans to Indigenous entrepreneurs and small businesses, with a 97% repayment rate that Shannin notes outperforms the commercial banks. Annual lending has risen 60% since 2024. What this episode covers: Fund mechanics and LP access: an evergreen structure where investors are paid first, with a Canadian LP as the established entry route for UK and European institutions. Network scale and credit quality: 55,000 loans, C$3.6bn deployed, 60% annual lending growth, and OECD recognition across 80 member states as a global best practice model. Canada's major project pipeline: a C$10bn government guarantee for Indigenous community equity ownership in major projects, with the NACCA lending network as the small business supplier base those projects depend on. Chapters: 0:00 Introduction 1:23 Shannin Metatawabin: from Fort Albany to CEO of NACCA 2:57 How the IFI network operates: 50 institutions, 55,000 loans, 97% repayment rate 8:02 Capital growth: NACCA's mandate and the 60% lending surge since 2024 10:43 The Indigenous Growth Fund: structure, government backing, and second fundraise 13:37 What participation looks like for UK and European institutional investors 16:15 The untapped Indigenous market and OECD global recognition 20:38 Canada's major projects agenda and the Indigenous SME supplier base 22:02 Three pillars: equity ownership, IBAs, and the C$10bn government guarantee 25:51 Indigenous procurement and the First Nations Procurement Authority 29:22 IGF governance: independent board and the investor-first capital structure 33:08 Why small businesses prop up major projects Podcast Feed: RSS - https://media.rss.com/drumbeats/feed.xml Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/4A0gbpW... Apple Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... Youtube -    • DRUMBEATS by Canadian Indigenous Investment   Podcast Listing Page - https://canadianindigenousinvestment.... Thank you for watching Drumbeats podcast. Don’t forget to like and share. Also follow us on these platforms: 🎙️Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4A0gbpW... 🎙️Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast... 🎙️Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/9e3... 🎙️RSS: Drumbeats - https://rss.com/podcasts/drumbeats/ 🎙️Podcast Index: https://podcastindex.org/podcast/6966779 🎙️LinkedIn: / canadian-indigenous-investment-summit 🎙️YouTube: / @drumbeatspodcast Subscribe to our newsletter: https://share-eu1.hsforms.com/13dQcJh... #CanadianIndigenousInvestment #IndigenousInvestment #VideoPodcast #Drumbeats