AIIS Special Episode: Robert Brant | Indigenous Investment & Arctic Opportunity

This special episode of the Arctic Indigenous Investment Series was recorded onsite in Whitehorse, Yukon during the Arctic Summit, where northern, Indigenous, government, and industry leaders gathered to discuss Arctic sovereignty, infrastructure, investment, and economic development.Host Blair Hogan, President of the Yukon First Nation Chamber of Commerce, speaks with Robert Brant, Co-head of the Indigenous Projects & Transactions Group at McCarthy Tétrault and Co-chair of the Canadian Indigenous Investment Summit.Rob is an experienced corporate and commercial lawyer advising Indigenous governments, development corporations, investors, banks, and pension funds on major transactions across energy, infrastructure, mining, and natural resources. A proud member of the Mohawks of the Bay of Quinte, he has spent decades working at the intersection of Indigenous economic development and global capital markets.In this conversation, Rob discusses why international investors are increasingly paying attention to Canada’s Indigenous economy, how perceptions of Indigenous partnership in major projects are changing, and the growing role Indigenous development corporations can play in unlocking large-scale investment opportunities across the North.The discussion also highlights the Canadian Indigenous Investment Summit, held annually at the London Stock Exchange, which brings together Indigenous leaders and global investors focused on sustainable partnerships across energy, infrastructure, and critical resources.As part of this growing collaboration, the Yukon First Nation Chamber of Commerce will participate in the 2026 Canadian Indigenous Investment Summit in London with a Yukon wealth panel focused on Indigenous procurement, verified business capacity, and investment structures that help reduce execution risk in major northern projects.The panel will include representatives from Yukon First Nation development corporations and Indigenous investment entities, highlighting the Yukon’s growing role in the Indigenous economy and global investment conversations.Arctic Indigenous Investment Series is presented by the Yukon First Nation Chamber of Commerce and features long-form conversations with leaders working across Indigenous investment, economic development, and northern economic growth.This episode is a special conference recording outside the normal monthly studio releases.