SMART VILLAGES CANADA
A Future Worth Building
Smart Villages Canada
Indigenous-led. Rooted in the North. Built for Canada.
Building Infrastructure That Communities Will Own for Generations
Ancient Indigenous wisdom and frontier technology integrated into one living systems platform connecting housing, food, clean energy, and AI solutions for Healthy Longevity, Abundance, and sustained prosperity.
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THE Bridge Between
Two kinds of knowledge, joined on purpose
Smart Villages Canada is a living systems platform where Indigenous wisdom and frontier technology come together to build healthier, more resilient communities.
Together, they create what neither can build alone.
Ancient Wisdom
Since time immemorial, Indigenous peoples have read the land, grown food in living soil, and built community that lasts. This knowledge was carried, not invented. It is the foundation everything here is built on.
Frontier Technology
Waste-to-energy, advanced soil biology, precision nutrition, and AI built to run a business from the ground up. The growing science traces back to NASA Ames.
Plenty of people work one side. Few Teams work both.
THE PLATFORM
Three pillars, built to work as one
The platform turns possibilities into real projects across three pillars. Each one stands on its own. Together they make each other stronger.
HEALTHY LONGEVITY BY DESIGN
Chinampas Living
Live well, longer.
Independent Living Plus for active adults 55 and up, designed around the biology of healthy aging. Homes built around fresh food grown on site, living soil, human scale, and real neighbours. Not a facility. A place built for the next twenty active years.
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THE FOUNDATION
Clean Energy Hubs
Community-owned power.
Energy infrastructure that diverts waste from the landfill and turns it into dependable power, owned by the community it serves. Methane cut at the source, value kept at home. The long-term foundation the platform is built to stand on.
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THE ENGINE
AI Profit Guardian
Find the leaks. Protect the margins.
AI-native business architecture that finds lost revenue and closes profit leaks for Healthy Longevity businesses and First Nations enterprises. Built to run the business, not bolted on top of it. The engine that funds the platform.
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THE BIGGER FUTURE
Built to scale. On earth and in space.
One community proves the model. The model is built to go far beyond it.
Every pillar is designed to be proven in one place and repeated. One Clean Energy Hub becomes a network. One Chinampas Lodge becomes many. What starts in the North is built to scale across the country and beyond.
The thinking traces back to NASA Ames, where the question was simple and enormous: how do people live healthy, connected, abundant lives, anywhere. That question does not stop at the edge of a community, or the edge of the Earth. The systems that let people thrive here are the systems humanity will need wherever it goes next. On earth, and in space.
This is what a future worth building looks like. Not one we wait for. One we build, starting now.
WHO'S BEHIND IT
A bold vision, and the people to build it
Smart Villages Canada is led by people with the record to build it.
We Are Leaders, Innovators, and Entrepreneurs in a World of Exponential Change
Ed is a seasoned entrepreneur and Former Chief of the First Nation of Nacho Nyak Dun Government who builds from concept through operations. His Nation took the government to court to protect the Peel Watershed, a fight CBS 60 Minutes covered. In 2017 he won the SingularityU Canada Global Impact Challenge and spent nine weeks at NASA Ames. Smart Villages Canada is what he carried home and has built since.
THE FOUNDING TEAM
Chief Phil Lane Jr. is an internationally recognized Indigenous leader and founder of Four Worlds International. He has dedicated his life to advancing human rights, community empowerment, and cross-cultural collaboration for sustainable development.
Stephen Hill: Co-Founder/Director, Marketing & Sales
Stephen’s career in financial planning culminated in achieving the 'Top of the Table' honor for seven consecutive years, placing him among the top 1% of advisors worldwide. Today, he channels that same excellence into his work with Smart Villages Canada.
Greg is a senior business strategist and former CEO of the Business Council of British Columbia. With decades of leadership experience in corporate governance and public policy, he brings deep expertise in building partnerships that drive economic growth and sustainable development.
AI BUSINESS ADVISORY BOARD
Deepak Joshi
Managing Director Broadway Energy
Shahzad Kan
Founder Broadway Energy
Suing The Government To Protect The Peel Watershed - Chief Ed
CBS "60 Minutes" Interviews Chief Ed
You have seen the plan and the people. The last step is yours. You are not joining a cause.
You are co-owning a future.
Investors, partners, connectors, and the people who will live here. A future worth building is built together.
INDIGENOMICS
"Indigenomics is based on a simple premise - an invitation of 'Who wants to play Indigenomics?' Together, we can achieve a national annual 100 billion dollar Indigenous economy."
Carol Anne Hilton, CEO & Founder Indigenomics Institute Inc.
Author of the best seller Indigenomics
"We aim to inspire and coach entrepreneurs globally, accelerating their business success and social impact, while supporting the creation of flourishing 3D-printed smart villages of abundance."
Ed Champion, CEO Smart Villages Canada
So Let's Play Indigenomics ! Here's $2.5 Billion or More...