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On its surface, First Nations Procurement Inc. (FNPI) functions to acquire goods and services for clients around the North. But its real value, said president Matthew Owl, is its ability to capitalize on opportunity. Located on the Sagamok Anishnawbek First Nation, a little over 100 kilometres west of Sudbury, FNPI was launched in 2017 in an effort to land procurement contracts with the provincial and federal governments. It later became a useful channel to connect with European businesses seeking to expand their distribution into North America. “That’s what led to what FNPI is now, because we recognized that there are companies out there that are looking at penetrating the North American market, and what better way to do that than with an Indigenous company?” Owl said. ....