{"id":13101,"date":"2025-11-06T13:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-11-06T21:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fnfa.ca\/en\/podcast\/from-partnership-to-prosperity-qalipu-membertou-newdock-with-chief-jenny-brake\/"},"modified":"2025-11-06T13:00:00","modified_gmt":"2025-11-06T21:00:00","slug":"from-partnership-to-prosperity-qalipu-membertou-newdock-with-chief-jenny-brake","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"https:\/\/fnfa.ca\/en\/podcast\/from-partnership-to-prosperity-qalipu-membertou-newdock-with-chief-jenny-brake\/","title":{"rendered":"From Partnership to Prosperity: Qalipu, Membertou + Newdock with Chief Jenny Brake"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.buzzsprout.com\/twilio\/text_messages\/2048763\/open_sms\">Send us a text<\/a><\/p>\n<p>In this powerful episode of Let&apos;s Bond, host Jody Anderson, VP, Partnerships, Strategy &amp; Public Affairs, FNFA has a conversation with Chief Jenny Brake, the first woman and third elected Chief of Qalipu First Nation.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Chief Brake shares her remarkable personal journey, which comes full circle with the historic Indigenous-led acquisition of Newdock (St. John&apos;s Dockyard Ltd.). We explore the strategic partnership between Qalipu and Membertou First Nations, the pivotal role of FNFA financing, and the profound economic, social, and cultural impacts this landmark investment is already having and will continue to have for generations.<\/p>\n<p><b>Links and Resources<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Jody Anderson on <a href='https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/jodylanderson\/'>LinkedIn<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Chief Jenny Brake on <a href='https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/jenny-brake-b21663186\/'>LinkedIn<\/a><\/p>\n<p>FNFA <a href='https:\/\/www.fnfa.ca\/en\/indigenous-bond-issuance-fnfa-issues-1st-30-year-bond-with-support-of-indigenous-investment-dealer\/'>Website<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Qalipu First Nation <a href='https:\/\/qalipu.ca\/'>Website<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Membertou First Nation <a href='https:\/\/membertou.ca\/'>Website<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Newdock (St. John&apos;s Dockyard Ltd.) <a href='https:\/\/newdock.nf.ca\/'>Website<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Follow FNFA on <a href='https:\/\/ca.linkedin.com\/company\/first-nations-finance-authority'>LinkedIn<\/a>, <a href='https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@firstnationsfinanceauthority'>YouTube<\/a>, <a href='https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/theFNFA'>Facebook<\/a> and <a href='https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/fnfa.ca\/'>Instagram<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s Connect, <a href='http:\/\/eepurl.com\/i6oYJE'>subscribe to FNFA\u2019s Newsletter<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Music\/Production Credits:<\/b> <br \/> Richard Perry, Perry Podcast Productions on <a href='https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/richardgperry\/'>LinkedIn<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Send us a text In this powerful episode of Let&apos;s Bond, host Jody Anderson, VP, Partnerships, Strategy &amp; Public Affairs, FNFA has a conversation with Chief Jenny Brake, the first woman and third elected Chief of Qalipu First Nation.\u00a0 Chief Brake shares her remarkable personal journey, which comes full circle with the historic Indigenous-led acquisition [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"episode_type":"","audio_file":"https:\/\/www.buzzsprout.com\/2048763\/episodes\/17804920-from-partnership-to-prosperity-qalipu-membertou-newdock-with-chief-jenny-brake.mp3","podmotor_file_id":"","podmotor_episode_id":"","cover_image":"","cover_image_id":"","duration":"","filesize":"18.82M","filesize_raw":"19738215","date_recorded":"","explicit":"","block":"","itunes_episode_number":"","itunes_title":"","itunes_season_number":"","itunes_episode_type":""},"tags":[],"series":[69],"class_list":["post-13101","podcast","type-podcast","status-publish","hentry","series-lets-bond"],"acf":[],"episode_featured_image":false,"episode_player_image":"https:\/\/fnfa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/8jotsklb5s51lvt448ucj27fqsv8.jpg","download_link":"https:\/\/fnfa.ca\/en\/podcast-download\/13101\/from-partnership-to-prosperity-qalipu-membertou-newdock-with-chief-jenny-brake","player_link":"https:\/\/fnfa.ca\/en\/podcast-player\/13101\/from-partnership-to-prosperity-qalipu-membertou-newdock-with-chief-jenny-brake","audio_player":"<a class=\"wp-embedded-audio\" href=\"https:\/\/fnfa.ca\/en\/podcast-player\/13101\/from-partnership-to-prosperity-qalipu-membertou-newdock-with-chief-jenny-brake\">https:\/\/fnfa.ca\/en\/podcast-player\/13101\/from-partnership-to-prosperity-qalipu-membertou-newdock-with-chief-jenny-brake<\/a>","episode_data":{"playerMode":"dark","subscribeUrls":{"apple_podcasts":{"key":"apple_podcasts","url":"","label":"Apple Podcasts","class":"apple_podcasts","icon":"apple-podcasts.png"},"stitcher":{"key":"stitcher","url":"","label":"Stitcher","class":"stitcher","icon":"stitcher.png"},"google_podcasts":{"key":"google_podcasts","url":"","label":"Google Podcasts","class":"google_podcasts","icon":"google-podcasts.png"},"spotify":{"key":"spotify","url":"","label":"Spotify","class":"spotify","icon":"spotify.png"}},"rssFeedUrl":"https:\/\/fnfa.ca\/en\/feed\/podcast\/lets-bond","embedCode":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"g5M7zOgOag\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fnfa.ca\/en\/podcast\/from-partnership-to-prosperity-qalipu-membertou-newdock-with-chief-jenny-brake\/\">From Partnership to Prosperity: Qalipu, Membertou + Newdock with Chief Jenny Brake<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/fnfa.ca\/en\/podcast\/from-partnership-to-prosperity-qalipu-membertou-newdock-with-chief-jenny-brake\/embed\/#?secret=g5M7zOgOag\" width=\"500\" height=\"350\" title=\"&#8220;From Partnership to Prosperity: Qalipu, Membertou + Newdock with Chief Jenny Brake&#8221; &#8212; FNFA\" data-secret=\"g5M7zOgOag\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! 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