Allan Claxton is a former chief of Tsawout First Nation on Vancouver Island, British Columbia.

As the inaugural Development Board Chair of the First Nations Infrastructure Institute, he speaks nationally about the value of successful infrastructure growth to community prosperity.

He also helped kick off the Leading the Way 8 Conference held on the traditional territory of the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Anishnabeg, the Chippewa, the Haudenosaunee, and the Wendat Peoples.

This episode is a recording of Allan's opening remarks to more than 700 delegates from First Nations across Canada, on October 7, 2025.

LINKS:

First Nations Infrastructure Institute

YouTube video: How FNII Supports First Nations

Agenda – First Nations Leading the Way 8 Conference

About the First Nations Fiscal Management Act (FNFMB website)