"Demand generational wealth, not just monthly income When the Squamish Nation first proposed a modest apartment complex on their reclaimed land in Vancouver, young council member Wilson Williams challenged the plan by asking a single question: 'How is it going to give us generations of wealth?' He rejected the initial proposal not because it was bad, but because it fell short of the seven-generation standard — the indigenous teaching that decisions should serve your 'children's children's children.' Anyone stewarding a resource, business, or investment should test each option against that long-horizon question before accepting what merely pays the bills. Source: Wilson Williams, Planet Money, The Squamish Nation's Economic Experiment"