10/06/2026
What if the fundamental challenge facing community development isn’t a lack of vision or capital, but the rigid architecture of capital systems themselves? Across Indigenous communities, capital often moves through fragmented, inflexible channels that fail to align with community timelines, sovereignty, or self-determined priorities.
At , Michael Hungerford will be taking part in an essential discussion:
"Four Directions of Capital: Braiding Indigenous Capital, Culture and Community Power."
He’ll be joining an incredible panel of leaders:
• Chrystel Cornelius, President & CEO, Oweesta Corporation
• Desmond Bruguier, Executive Director, Great Plains Housing Initiative
• Kim Pate, Managing Director, NDN Fund
Together, this session will explore how Indigenous-led capital systems are breaking down silos, treating housing, clean energy, climate resilience, and community infrastructure as interconnected elements of a unified ecosystem. Rather than transactional investments, these models layer and circulate capital to create compounding, intergenerational impact rooted in place and community ownership.
If you’ll be in Chicago for SOCAP, make sure to add this session to your agenda: https://socapglobal.com/socap26-full-agenda/