Looks at how province's first lieutenant-governor's attitudes about the land question continued to exert influence during two periods: the years following entry into Confederation (1871 to 1876) and during the era of postwar hydroelectric development using case studies from 1951 to 1989.
Document reinforces the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) "Call to Action on Education" which has a direct impact on the ability of First Nations communities to create sustainable economies employing Indigenous people.
Annual report outlining strategies and actions for economic development, well-being for northern residents and children, land claim obligations and improvements to programs and services.
Discusses key features of intellectual property protection, copyright, patents, trademarks, geographical indications, industrial designs, protection against unfair competition, and trade secrets. Includes examples from various countries around the world.
Northern Public Affairs, vol. 1, Special Issue: Pathways to Prosperity: The Northern Governance and Economy Conference, 2013, pp. 56-[62]
Description
Discusses organization's activities which help build skills and knowledge to foster economic benefits in the community.
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Discusses Indigenous Nations on the land using case studies from the Sámi in Finland and Murmansk Russia and two nomadic communities in the Republic of Sakha-Yakutia, Siberia, Russia.
Proceedings of the 15th International Congress on Circumpolar Health
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
S. Craig Gerlach
Philip A. Loring
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 72, Supplement 1, 2013, p. article no. 21560
Description
Research suggests that an over reliance on market-based food sources is not wise and that local and regional food sources are best to achieve better overall outcomes.
Canadian Journal of Political Science, vol. 23, no. 4, December 1990, pp. 797-798
Description
Book review of: After Native Claims? The Implications of Comprehensive Claims Settlements for Natural Resources in British Columbia by Frank Cassidy and Norman Dale.
Provides background information on barriers, includes key findings from the report First Nations and Inuit Access to Capital Economic Development, Business and Infrastructure, and makes policy recommendations for addressing the identified deficits.
Documentary advocates for a return to traditional, unprocessed foods. Focus is on activities of the Indigenous Environmental Network, which is located in Minnesota.
Duration: 58:17.
Participants of the workshop gained knowledge on the following: understanding the differences between exploration and mining, how a mine development project moves from one phase to the next and learning how Aboriginal communities benefit economically from the mineral industry.
ReSDA (Resources and Sustainable Development in the Arctic) Annual Conference ; 3rd, 2013
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Chris Southcott
Description
Introduces workshops on how to best share knowledge with communities about resource development. Discusses ways to engage communities through film and video, print and new multi-media.
Duration: 5:33.
Conference Board of Canada - Northern and Aboriginal Policy
Description
Focuses on the Aboriginal Financing Program and Aboriginal Developmental Lending Assistance program associated with the National Aboriginal Capital Corporation Association, and the Business Development Bank of Canada's Aboriginal portfolio.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 41, no. 3, Indigenous Food Sovereignty, 2017, pp. 127-132
Description
Author of Eating the Landscape discusses how resilience theory can explain the relationship between traditional knowledge and adaptive change to ecological circumstances.
Resources and Sustainable Development n the Arctic (ReSDA) Gap Analysis Report ; no.9
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Ben Bradshaw
Adam Wright
Description
Discusses if Impact Benefit Agreements (IBA) are effective, how they interact with regulatory processes, the legal bases of IBAs, and social justice, negotiation and implementation.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 14, no. 1, 1990, pp. 127-181
Description
Book reviews of:
Powhatan's Mantle: Indians in the Colonial Southeast edited by Peter Wood.
Navajo Textiles: The William Randolph Hearst Collection by Nancy J. Blomberg.
Utmost Good Faith: Patterns of Apache-Mexican Hostilities in Northern Chihuahua Border Warfare, 1821-1848 by William B. Griffen.
The Confederate Cherokees: John Drew's Regiment of Mounted Rifles by W.
Cultural Survival Quarterly, vol. 37, no. 1, The Electronic Drum: Community Radios Role in Indigenous Language Revitalization, March 2013, p. [?]
Description
Describes a community exchange between Guatemala and Belize that seeks to raise awareness and understanding of the right to Free, Prior and Informed Consent.