The Forestry Chronicle, vol. 85, no. 5, September/October 2009, pp. 783-788
Description
Presents a case study that draws a portrait of forestry entrepreneurs, within the Ilnu community of Mashteuiatsh, and reveals the role played by the band council in developing forestry entrepreneurship in the community.
Looks at strategies of traditional and contemporary Aboriginal loggers; examines the historical context behind the confusion and conflict seen in the Aboriginal forestry practices of one First Nation community; and offers recommendations for Aboriginal forestry policy in New Brunswick.
Rural Social Work & Community Practice, vol. 14, no. 2, December 2009, pp. 38-48
Description
Contends that a Federal government policy change from welfare focused transfer payments to one of economic development is required to benefit Canadian First Nation communities.
Contends that all people should work for a living and that any individual has the capability for success by following a few simple rules. Chief Clarence Louie of the Osoyoos Indian Band in the South Okanagan presents his band as an illustration of this success.
Journal of Ecotourism, vol. 8, no. 2, Aboriginal Ecotourism, June 2009, pp. 193-213
Description
Results from study of the current state of ecotourism can be used in the development of an ecotourism management plan for local communities on both sides of the border.
Journal of Popular Film and Television, vol. 30, no. 4, Winter, 2003, pp. 181-[?]
Description
Western films from 1908 to 1916 depict popular attitudes toward interracial romance and government policies of the time in areas such as the military, land use, Indian assimilation and boarding schools.
Diamonds are for Dogribs; Canada's First Nations.(A Canadian first nation wins a land claim)
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
The Economist (US), vol. 368, no. 8339, August 30, 2003, p. 26
Description
On August 25, 2003 Prime Minister Chretien signed the Tlicho Treaty, the second recent Treaty agreement in Canada; it provides for self-government and mineral wealth to the Tlicho First Nation of Rae Edzo and traditional land adjacent to two diamond mines.
Polar Record, vol. 39, no. 1, January 2003, pp. 19-34
Description
Examines current economic practices, the diversity lifestyles supported by various economic activities, traditional obligations and monetary calculation.
Includes list of online content evaluation guidelines, examples of sites developed in collaboration with Indigenous peoples, and guidelines for consultation.
The Forestry Chronicle, vol. 79, no. 4, July 2003, pp. 799-808
Description
Discusses the importance of educating forest practitioners and forest workers of Aboriginal ancestry via partnerships with forest industry, governments, academic institutions, and forestry resources associations.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 33, no. 1, Winter, 2009, pp. 33-166
Description
Explains the history of berry picking as an example of how the Lake Superior Ojibwe adapted to economic change in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
Futures, vol. 35, no. 9, November 2003, pp. 917-929
Description
Author predicts that Indigenous values surviving in the future will be the exception, but argues that they enrich both Indigenous and mainstream societies.
Maclean's, vol. 122, no. 47, December 7, 2009, pp. 40-41
Description
Brief discussion the plans to increase building and industry on native lands in British Columbia which have created opposition on the part of ecological groups.
Native Studies Review, vol. 18, no. 2, 2009, pp. 105-120
Description
Looks at British Columbia’s mountain pine beetle infestation that threatens First Nation communities and the impact it will have on cultural values and livelihoods.
Social Indicators Research, vol. 61, no. 2, February 2003, pp. 175-202
Description
Outlines a model of the household in mixed, subsistence-based economies; model is based factors including measurements of hunting, fishing, trapping and gathering.
Journal of Ecotourism, vol. 8, no. 2, June 2009, p. 99–114
Description
Looks at identifying the attributes of tourism experiences, interest in Aboriginal tourism activities, topics and experiences, and potential markets for Aboriginal tourism.