Indigenous Affairs, no. 1-2, First Year of Evo Morales Presidency, 2007, pp. 24-35
Description
Looks at history, economics and politics to explain internal instability and the exploitation of resources.
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The Journal of Aboriginal Economic Development, vol. 5, no. 2, Fall, 2007, pp. 15-19
Description
Provides evaluation of the program reporting that current and previous participants were very satisfied with the program with almost all wishing to repeat their participation in the program.
Looks at the evaluation surrounding the Aboriginal business participation in government procurement including rationale and relevance, design and delivery, impact and success, cost effectiveness, lessons learned, and alternatives.
Strategy based on 41 commitments based on 5 themes: consultation and joint decision-making, long-term planning, water management, climate change and energy management, and development into departmental policies and processes.
Explores the many contributions made by Indigenous peoples to North and South American societies and the long history of settler exploitation of the land, resources, and people of the two continents.
Eagle Feather News, vol. 10, no. 2, February 2007, p. 13
Description
Looks at a Saskatchewan First Nation partnering with Western Lakota Energy Service to create employment and wealth.
Article located by scrolling to page 13.
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 19, no. 2, Our Story, Our Way, Winter, 2007, p. 23
Description
Brief profile of the businessman who created Historyland, an amusement park in Hayward, Wisconsin, which honours both his Scandinavian heritage and that of the Ojibwe tribe.
Australian Journal of Political Science, vol. 42, no. 4, 2007, pp. 541-562
Description
Looks at how an Aboriginal community confronted Century Zinc Mine in Queensland's Gulf of Carpentaria when they didn't live up to a previously signed agreement.
Impact Assessment and Project Appraisal, vol. 25, no. 1, March 2007, pp. 27-41
Description
Assesses the strengths of the Mackenzie Valley Environmental Impact Review Board and the Environmental Assessment process to determine the weaknesses of the Environmental Assessment process, especially in the context of resource developments affecting Aboriginal peoples.
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 8, no. 1, January 2017, pp. 1-22
Description
Provides a legal and policy framework that allows participation by Indigenous local communities (ILCs) to access the economic potential of traditional knowledge.
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 37, no. 2, 2017, pp. 35-60
Description
Authors review history, ethnography, and archaeology literatures and conduct interviews with Elders from the Canadian prairies; use Indigenous languages and oral tradition to present Indigenous knowledge and values around mineral extraction, use and trade.
Discusses how federal Indian law has developed in the United States from the arrival of Columbus through to the self-determination era of today, and looks at the future of the Indian tribes.
Study focused on: education, culture and identity, political representation, housing, economic development, racism, health, economically successful residents, youth issues, and gaps in social services. Research conducted through key informant interviews, life histories, focus groups and community survey.
Sample size of 340.
Research Paper (National Centre for First Nations Governance)
Research Paper for the National Centre for First Nations Governance
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Evelyn Peters
Description
Covers topics relating to urban reserves as vehicles for economic development. The paper also explores routes available to establish urban reserves and existing works which discuss negotiating with municipalities.
Arctic Anthropology, vol. 34, no. 1, 1997, pp. 18-29
Description
Discusses the negative opinions about the use of scientific research conducted in Nunavut and how this research may be in conflict with the needs of the Inuit.
World Indigenous Nations Higher Education Consortium Journal, 2007, p. [?]
Description
Commentary from the interviewee about life on the Waitohu Stream, in New Zealand, from a childhood perspective and, later, his adult observations of the same stream.
Wanuskewin is a world recognized Heritage Park under the leadership and guidance of First Nations people that contributes to increasing public awareness, understanding and appreciation of the cultural legacy of the Northern Plains First Nations people.
Eagle Feather News, vol. 10, no. 1, January 2007, p. 11
Description
Comments on the Provinicial Government's commitment to a program that Saskatchewan families and communities benefit from.
Article located by scrolling to page 11.