Financial Empowerment (2nd Edition): Personal Finance for Indigenous and Non-Indigenous People

Abstract

The purpose of this textbook adaptation is to take an accessible, student-focused personal finance textbook written for an American audience and make it relevant to Indigenous and non-Indigenous people in Canada. In so doing, it aims to not only help students build their own personal financial capacity, but to prepare them to help others do the same. My greatest goal with this text is to ensure that students do not make the same mistakes that I and many people before me have made because we did not have access to relatable financial literacy resources when we were young.

Financial literacy education should be a requirement for every student in Canada and throughout the world, but we can’t expect students to pursue such an education if the resources are not relevant and accessible. It is my sincere hope that this Open Access textbook makes the delivery of financial literacy education more accessible and affordable for all.