Focuses on opportunities in hard-rock and placer mining. Sources of information include literature review and interviews with Aboriginal leaders, territorial and federal government mining department staff, and industry representatives.
Brief which was submitted to the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples (RCAP) outlines the thought process in creating the report and provides a summary of consultations.
Outdoor Recreation and Tourism Management Program; Publication Series ; 2007-02
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Diana Kutzner
Patrick T. Maher
Pamela A. Wright
Description
Listing of literature relating to tourism in Canada, and worldwide, primarily dating from 1996 onward.
First volume of a two volume set; second volume published under the title Aboriginal Tourism Marketing: A Research Bibliography.
Outdoor Recreation and Tourism Management Program; Publication Series, 2007-04
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Diane Kutzner
Patrick T. Maher
Pamela A. Wright
Description
Listing of literature relating to tourism world wide, dating from 2003 onward.
Second volume of bibliography; the first was published under the title Aboriginal Tourism: A Research Bibliography.
Argues that issues regarding health, safety, wellness, equality and empowerment cannot be fully achieved without the recognition to the right to self-determination and the role women play in that right.
IRPP Choices, vol. 13, no. 4, August 2007, pp. 1-26
Description
Discusses three case studies: Great Bear Co-op in the Northwest Territories, Neechi Foods Co-operative Limited in Winnipeg, Manitoba and ET Development in northern Manitoba.
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 18, no. 3, Building Prosperity, Spring, 2007
Description
Argues that while there were over 200,000 Native-owned businesses reported in the 2000 census, these businesses must be supported in order to ensure their success and foster economic development.
Comparison of Metis Settlements with Other Local Governments
Detailed Description of the Metis Settlements Governance System
Governance Discussion Paper: Metis Settlements of Alberta
Interview with Fred Martin on the Development of the Metis Settlement Governance System
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
John Graham
Description
Three papers: detailed description of settlements' governance systems, interview with Fred Martin on development of those systems, and comparison with other local governments.
The Journal of Aboriginal Economic Development, vol. 5, no. 2, Fall , 2007, pp. 88-89
Description
Book review of: Partnerships in Sustainable Forest Resource Management by Mirjam A.F. Ros-Tonen, edited by Heleen Van Den Hombergh and Annelies Zoomers.
Indigenous Law Journal, vol. 6, no. 1, 2007, pp. 102-139
Description
Case study on a small Indigenous community, in Guatemala, that held a vote on whether to allow a Canadian mining company the right to work on its territory.
Canada. Parliament. House of Commons. Standing Committee on Aboriginal Affairs.
Description
Paper discusses fur trade issues including: trap research, standards development, trapper education and trap replacement, all in an attemp to ensure that Canadian wild fur products will continue to have access to the European Market.
Reproduction is a copy of an official work that is published by the Government of Canada and it is reproduced in affiliation with, or with the endorsement of the Government of Canada.
Project Report (Sustainable Forest Management Network) ; September 30. 2007
[SFMN Project: Professional Forestry Certification in the New Millennium: Opportunities and Constraints for Forestry Curriculum Change]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Naomi Krogman
Kendra Isaac
Trena Allen
Peggy Smith
Description
Looks at a study which illustrates the importance of Aboriginal consultation in regards to the appropriateness of their undergraduate forestry training and continuing educational opportunities.
Discusses the creation and accomplishments of the Kitsaki Development Corporation, an economic development and investment arm of the La Ronge Indian Band.
Discusses five key elements needed for self-sufficiency: land and natural resources, capital and financing, human resource development, governmental environment, cultural and social environment, and organizational structure. Concludes with recommendations.
Great Plains Quarterly, vol. 27, no. 2, Spring, 2007, pp. 135-137
Description
Book reviews of:The Heavy Hand of History: Interpreting Saskatchewan's Past edited by Gregory P. Marchildon, On the Side of the People: A History Of Labour in Saskatchewan by Jim Warren and Kathleen Carlisle, Saskatoon: A History in Photographs by Jeff O'Brien, Ruth W. Millar and William P. Delainey.
Eagle Feather News, vol. 10, no. 10, October 2007, pp. 11-13
Description
Comments on the programs developed to help meet the needs of the Métis community and the clients who have been served by the Clarence Campeau Development Fund over the past ten years.
Article located by scrolling to pages 11-13.
The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 27, no. 1, 2007, pp. 49-108
Description
Argues that the provincial government must relinquish control over natural resources on unoccupied Crown land and share power with First Nations in order to ensure a strong and viable economy for Northern Manitoba.
The Journal of Aboriginal Economic Development, vol. 5, no. 2, Fall, 2007, pp. 74-83
Description
Describes evolution of cash crop economy due to transportation improvements and the impacts on the local environment.
[One or more images have been omitted from this article due to copyright restrictions. These images are accessible in the print version of this journal.]
Indigenous Affairs, no. 1-2, First Year of Evo Morales Presidency, 2007, pp. 50-56
Description
Committee structure is centred around four themes: country vision, structure of public power, land-territory and natural resources, and development model.
To access this article, scroll down to page 50.