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The Contribution of Broadband to the Economic Development of First Nations in Canada
Alternate Title
CSLS Research Report ; 2013-04
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Centre for the Study of Living Standards
CSLS Research Report
Description
Econometric analysis did not find a statistically significant impact of broadband availability on employment growth and average earnings growth in the study sample of 241 First Nations reserves.
Equatorial North: Centering the Arctic in Global and Local Security
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
JSIS Arctic Task Force
Description
Looks at land claim agreements in Nunavut, Quebec's Plan Nord, tourism, biodiversity, food security, Indigenous homelessness, and education in the Canadian north.
Labour Market Outcomes
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2011 Census Paper Series
CAEPR Indigenous Population Project 2011 Census Papers ; no. 10
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Matthew Gray
Monica Howlett
Boyd Hunter
Description
Characteristics analyzed were: hours of work, whether employment was in public or private sector, self-employment, occupation and industry sector. Draws comparisons with non-Indigenous population.
Literature Review on Urban Aboriginal Peoples
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Urban Aboriginal Knowledge Network
Description
Majority of literature cited published between 2003 and 2012.
The Nature of Empires and the Empires of Nature: Indigenous Peoples and the Great Lakes Environment
Alternate Title
Indigenous Studies Series
E-Books
Author/Creator
John MacKenzie
Heather Marie Annis
Alesha Jane Breckenridge
Lori-Beth Hallock
Karen J. Travers
Brian Rice ...
Lianne C. Leddy ...
David T. McNab ... [et al.]
Indigenous Studies Series
Networks of Advantage: Urban Indigenous Entrepreneurship and the Importance of Social Capital
Alternate Title
National Research Conference on Urban Aboriginal Peoples, 2011
Well-being in the Urban Aboriginal Community: [Fostering Biimaadiziwin] National Research Conference on Urban Aboriginal Peoples]
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Rochelle R. Côté
Description
Analysis of data from the Aboriginal Entrepreneurship in Toronto Study. Excerpt from Well-being in the Urban Aboriginal Community: Fostering Biimaadiziwin edited by David Newhouse, Kevin FitzMaurice, Tricia McGuire-Adams, and Daniel Jetté.
Originally presented at the 2011 National Research Conference on Urban Aboriginal Peoples.
Proceedings from the First International Conference on Urbanisation in the Arctic
Alternate Title
Nordregio Working Paper 2013 ; no.6
E-Books
Author/Creator
Palle Christiansen
Rasmus Ole Rasmussen
Timothy Heleniak
Lyudmila Zalkind
Andrey N. Petrov ... [et al.]
Description
Conference August 28-30, 2012, ILimmarfik, Nuuk Greenland
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Opening Remarks by Georges Erasmus at La Ronge, Saskatchewan
Documents & Presentations
Description
File contains opening remarks by Commissioner Georges Erasmus delivered at the hearing of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples at La Ronge, Saskatchewan on Thursday May 28, 1992. Erasmus intorduces the Commission and its mandate to the people in attendance, and discusses a wide range of Aboriginal issues as well as his hopes that the Commission will be an excercise in developing positive solutions to issues rather than just another study.
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentation by City of Merritt, City Council, Rick Typusiak, City Councillor
Documents & Presentations
Description
File contains a presentation on behalf of the Merritt City Council by Councillor Rick Typusiak. He welcomes the Commission to Merritt. Following this, he delivers a presentation discussing the relations between First Nations and municipal governments, and the City's views and concerns regarding Aboriginal self-government. Typusiak discusses economic issues, and expresses the desire of the Council that the Department of Indian Affairs and the Indian Act both be abolished. Following the presentation Commissioners Dussault and Erasmus thank Typusiak and make some comments on his presentation.
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentation by Colleen Wassegijig and Simon Paul
Documents & Presentations
Description
File contains a presentation by Colleen Wassegijig and Simon Paul. Wassegijig discusses the history of Aboriginal peoples in Canada with respect to formal education systems, and some of the problems that has created which now must be overcome. Simon Paul, a Dene man originally from Northern Saskatchewan, discusses Aboriginal education programs in Scarborough, Ontario for First Nations and Métis residents.
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentation by Debra Alvisatos, Fredericton, Native Centre (With Comments from Dan Innis)
Documents & Presentations
Description
File contains a presentation by Debra Alvisatos, a Mohawk woman and executive director of the Fredericton Native Friendship Centre. Alvisatos presentations deals with her organization whose purpose is to help Aboriginal people (the majority of whom are Micmac and Maliseet) to adjust to urban life. She discusses how urban Aboriginal people have been ignored in the past, and the need to both consult with them and define their rights in order to facilitate self-governance and effective administration.
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentation by Gerri Collins, Second Vice-Chairman, British Columbia Association of Friendship Centres
Documents & Presentations
Description
File contains a presentation by Gerri Collins, Second Vice-Chairman, British Columbia Association of Friendship Centres. She introduces Wilfred Price and Wally Samuel, members of the executive of the British Columbia Association of Friendship Centres. Collins gives a brief history of the Canadian Friendship Centre movement. She questions the validity of holding discussions around urban Aboriginal self-government without the involvement of the BC Association of Friendship Centres, the only urban Aboriginal organization which has a mechanism in place already.
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentation by Lashelle Brant, First Peoples Fund of Toronto
Documents & Presentations
Description
File contains a presentation by LaShelle Brant of the First Peoples Fund of Toronto. Brant discusses her organization's origins and its accomplishments to date. The fund is intended to provide credit for Aboriginal entrepreneurs. Following the presentation is a discussion between Brant and Commissioners Blakeney and Wilson on business development issues.
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentation by Mayor Pat McMahon, City of Yellowknife
Documents & Presentations
Description
File contains a presentation by Mayor Pat McMahon. McMahon discusses a variety of concerns including urban Aboriginal issues generally, municipal governance issues, education, economic development, justice issues, family violence, self-governance, and the Constitution. Following the presentation the assembled Commissioners discuss some of the issues raised with McMahon.
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentation by Mr Rheal Boudrias
Alternate Title
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples - Transcriptions of Public Hearings and Round Table Discussions
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Rheal Boudrias
Description
File contains a presentation by Mr. Rheal Boudrias. Boudrias, outgoing President of the Native Alliance of Quebec, discusses his own past, the way Aboriginal people have been treated in his region, the struggles of off-reserve populations, resource and economic development, housing, culture, racism and discrimination, and rights. Following the presentation the assembled Commissioners discuss some of the issues raised with Boudrias.
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentation by Pat Harper, Representative, Metis Women of Manitoba
Documents & Presentations
Description
File contains a presentation by Pat Harper, representative of Metis Women of Manitoba. The topics she covers include representation, housing, education and training, economic development, family services and culture. Following this is a discussion between Harper and the Commissioners on the topics covered.
Social Capital and the Networking Practices of Indigenous Entrepreneurs
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Dennis Foley
Allan John O'Connor
Journal of Small Business Management , vol. 51, no. 2, April 2013, pp. 276-296
Description
Looks at meaning of social capital of mixed minority/dominant cultural relationships and compares Australian Aboriginal, Native Hawaiians, and Maori entrepreneurs.
Urbanization and the Role of Housing in the Present Development Process in the Arctic
Alternate Title
Nordregio Report ; 2013: 3
E-Books
Author/Creator
Klaus Georg Hansen
Rasmus Ole Rasmussen
Lyudmila Zalkind
Søren Bitsch
Anna Karlsdottir ... [et al.]