Policy Series (Frontier Centre for Public Policy) ; no. 39
[Aboriginal Governance Index, 2007-2008]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Don Sandberg
Rebecca Walberg
Joseph Quesnel
Description
By ranking First Nation communities the researchers at the Frontier Centre for Public Policy analyze information intended to "help point [communities] in the direction of better governance practices."
Presents 33 tables showing economic indicators by Canada, by province, by gender, by age group, and employment by industry, occupation and educational attainment.
Saskatchewan Economic Boom: Challenges and Opportunities
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Gary Tompkins
Description
Presenter discusses the importance of developing public policy to increase Aboriginal participation in the economy, statistical overview of current situation, and issues surrounding the political will to address the problem.
Aboriginal Policy Studies, vol. 2, no. 1, 2012, pp. 26-41
Description
Suggests local context and history should be used as a voting resource variable to understand why Aboriginal groups differ from each other in federal turnout levels.
This file contains excerpts from Reginald Beatty's diary, correspondence about his encounters with Cree people, and letters home to his parents detailing his experience in the 1885 Riel Rebellion. Mr. Beatty was a farmer and fur trader in what is now known as the Melfort area of Saskatchewan.
Linking, Learning, Leveraging: Social Enterprises, Knowledgeable Economies, and Sustainable Communities
Research Report Series (Centre for the Study of Co-operatives) ; no. 12-03
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Emily Hurd
Research Report Series (Centre for the Study of Co-operatives)
Description
Reports on project to establish grocery store in Station 20 West, a community centre located in one of Saskatoon's core neighbourhoods. Focused on gathering information from area residents on current shopping practices, barriers which would discourage them from switching stores, and what they would like see in a new store.
Saskatchewan Association of Health Organizations Career Pathing Pilot Project Symposium. October 8-9, 2008, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.
Presents 38 tables and graphs.