American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 39, no. 2, 2015, pp. 29-52
Description
Questions benefits and risks of participation in natural resource management due to the fact that the process rules were established in advance of Aboriginal participation.
Transmotion, vol. 1, no. 2, November 20, 2015, pp. 26-46
Description
Author considers the philosophical writings of Amartya Sen and Giacomo Marramao as a context for rethinking the meanings embedded in Vizenor’s novel, The Heirs of Columbus.
Research Report (Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business) ; Spring 2015
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business (CCAB)
Environics Research Group
Description
Results based on interviews which took place between November 2014 and March 2015 with senior executives of 24 community-owned enterprises. Builds on research conducted in 2013 in Ontario, as well 2011 national survey.
Northern Review, no. 39, Consultation and Resource Development in Northern Communities: Russia, Scandinavia & Canada, 2015, pp. 98-110
Description
Looks at the benefits of getting a community involved in environmental assessment (EA) and discusses capacity, streamlining environmental assessment, and participation in resource development.
The author, a member of the Ogoki (Martin Falls) band in northern Ontario, expresses concern with the Canadian government's plan to dam rivers in Canada and divert the water to the United States. He notes that Aboriginal land will be flooded, according to government proposals.
Gender Equality in the Arctic: Current Realities, Future Challenges, Akureyri, Iceland, October 30-31, 2014
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Embla Eir Oddsdóttir
Már Siguròsson
Sólrún Svandal
Description
Conference highlighted the importance of diversity in gender, social realities, education, economics and cooperation between public and private sectors and living conditions of men and women in the Circumpolar North.
Policy Brief (Centre for International Governance Innovation)
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Luke Sauer
Jaclynn Chiodini
Christine Duong
Description
Comments on free, prior, informed consent (FPIC) which has become the new business standard when negotiating access to land resources on indigenous territories.
Assesses levels of concurrence in understanding regarding the salmon fishery among the Ahtna, an Alaska Native people, commercial fishers, and fishery biologists.
Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 30, no. 2, Fall, 2015, pp. 77-99
Description
Discusses a model for economic development designed for the unique needs of Indigenous communities. Involves combination of four factors: community, spirituality, sustainability, and entrepreneurship.
Journal of Development Economics, vol. 116, September 2015, pp. 43-56
Description
Discusses impact of clarifying property rights on local economic conditions by using employment and income data found in census data micro-data on reservations.
Industrial Relations, vol. 70, no. 3, Summer, 2015, pp. 457-485
Description
Uses information from the Canadian Labour Force Survey of 2007-2012 to show that Aboriginal people were effected more by the economic crisis in 2008 than non-Aboriginal people.
Brief discussion of the global, Canadian and Alberta economic outlook followed by statistics on employment for each of the province's eight economic regions with particular attention to the Métis population.
Related material:
2016-2017 Report.
2019 Report.
Northern Review, no. 39, Consultation and Resource Development in Northern Communities: Russia, Scandinavia & Canada, 2015, pp. 124-135
Description
Argues collaboration between governments, industry and educational institutions is needed to engage communities. Findings show development strategies should be integrated with mental health and addiction programs to keep youth in schools.
The Northern Review, no. 41, Resources and Sustainable Development in the Arctic, 2015, pp. 181-206
Description
Presents interviews with immigrants, temporary workers, and refugees in either Whitehorse or Yellowknife about their daily lives and plans for the future.
IK: Other Ways of Knowing, vol. 1, no. 2, 2015, pp. 190-195
Description
Findings from interviews with goat herders, veterinarians and students reveals medical problems of Rwandan goats. Looks at using modern approaches combined with traditional knowledge to manage herds.
Saskatchewan First nations and the Province s's Resource Future
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Perry Bellegarde
Description
National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations discusses Saskatchewan's current resource-based boom, necessity for collaboration, and impact and benefit agreements with governments and companies.
Duration: 2:00:34.
Canadian Bulletin of Medical History, vol. 32, no. 2, Fall, 2015, pp. 363-389
Description
Describes how Anishinabek women attempted to maintain their subsistence livelihood in light of the disruptive influence of several hydroelectric projects on the food supply and reproductive health.