Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Mary Finley-Brook
AlterNative, vol. 8, no. 4, Special Issue, 2012, pp. 393-409
Description
Looks at state policies that are in conflict with Indigenous subsistence rights by examining three case studies of disputes involving protected areas.
The Martin Aboriginal Education Initiative
Documents & Presentations
Description
Discusses an entrepreneurship program that focuses on improving educational outcomes for Aboriginal youth.
Mechanisms of Indigenous Exclusion in British Columbia's Environmental Assessment Process
Theses
Author/Creator
Hollis Katherine Andrews
Description
Resource Management and Environmental Studies Thesis (M.Sc.)--University of British Columbia, 2017.
Membertou Heritage Park: Craft Table at the Port of Sydney
Alternate Title
Case Studies in Aboriginal Business
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Ken Medd
Case Studies in Aboriginal Business
Description
Brief business case study looks at the viability of initiative, which sold locally-produced crafts to cruise ship tourists.
Membertou Hotel
Alternate Title
Case Studies in Aboriginal Business
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Keith G. Brown
Janice Esther Tulk
Case Studies in Aboriginal Business
Description
Brief business case study describes community's economic development initiatives and considerations involved in deciding where the hotel, which was meant to attract more business to the Membertou Trade and Convention Centre, would be located.
Membertou Museum A
Alternate Title
Case Studies in Aboriginal Business
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Mary Beth Doucette
Case Studies in Aboriginal Business
Description
Brief case study describes activities of the Membertou Development Corporation and criticisms leveled at it about neglecting cultural and social needs of the community.
Membertou Museum B
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Mary Beth Doucette
Description
Brief case study discusses community concerns about a facility that would serve its cultural and social needs.
Métis Action, Canadian Law and Historical Research: Preliminary Thoughts about Strategies for Current Efforts
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Signa A. Daum Shanks
Aboriginal Policy Studies, vol. 6, no. 2, 2017, pp. 132-141
Description
Argues the volume of research needs to increase; recognition of importance of distinction between "historic" and "historical" is needed by legal practitioners; lawyers need to be more candid with clients about probability of a litigation's success; and clearer communication needs to take place about understandings of what an "economic" role is.
Mi'kmawe'l Tan Teli-kina'muemk: Teaching about the Mi'kmaq
E-Books
Author/Creator
Mi’kmawey Debert Cultural Centre
Description
Mikisew Cree First Nation Indigenous Knowledge and Use Report and Assessment for Shell Canada's Proposed Jackpine Mine Expansion, Pierre River Mine, and Redclay Compensation Lake
Alternate Title
MCFN Indigenous Knowledge and Use Report for JPME, PRM, and RCL
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Craig Candler
Firelight Group Research Cooperative
Description
Baseline data collected from 163 individual interviews and 8 oral interviews to determine Indigenous knowledge and land use for the proposed "Shell Projects".
Mine Closure Planning With First Nations Communities: The Stk'emlupsemc Te Secwepemc Nation and the New Afton Mine
Theses
Author/Creator
Benjamin C. Collins
Description
Mining Engineering Thesis (MASC)--The University of British Columbia (Vancouver), 2015.
Mining and Aboriginal Rights in the Yukon: How Certainty Affects Investor Confidence
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Malcolm Lavoie
Dwight Newman
Description
Looks at crowning legal uncertainty about Aboriginal land claims and the resource sector investment.
Mining and Communities in Northern Canada: History, Politics and Memory
Alternate Title
Canadian History and Environment Series ; 3
E-Books
Author/Creator
Arn Keeling
John Sandlos
Patrica Boulter
Sarah M. Gordon
Alexandra Winton ... [et al.]
[Mining Capitalism: The Relationship Between Corporations and Their Critics]
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
David Walker
Fern Brunger
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 35, no. 2, 2015, pp. 254-255
Description
Book review of: Mining Capitalism by Stuart Kirsch.
Mining Industry Offers Fulfilling Careers For First Nations and Métis Workers
Articles » General
Author/Creator
John Lagimodiere
Eagle Feather News, vol. 15, no. 5, May 2012, pp. 17-18
Description
Comments on the labour shortage in the mining industry and the role First Nations and Métis people are playing to help with this need.
Article located by scrolling to page 17 and 18.
Mining Sápmi: Colonial Histories, Sámi Archaeology, and the Exploitation of Natural Resources in Northern Sweden
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Carl-Gősta Ojala
Jonas M. Nordin
Arctic Anthropology, vol. 52, no. 2, 2015, pp. 6-21
Description
Examines elements of Swedish colonialism and conflicts surrounding the increase in mining activity in the northern area of Sweden.
Ministerial Transition Book: November 2015
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada (AANDC)]
Description
"The material provides an overview of the mandate and history of the Department, the parliamentary environment, the Minister's portfolio, key relationships, and departmental sectors and their mandates. It also includes an overview of First Nation, Métis and Inuit protocols, cultures and traditions."
Missionaries, Merchants, and Inuit Entrepreneurs: An Examination of Trade Relations Along the Labrador Coast
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Amelia Fay
Études Inuit Studies, vol. 39, no. 1, Les Inuit au Labrador méridional / Inuit in Southern Labrador, 2015, pp. 141-164
Description
Paper provides documentation in support of Inuit entrepreneurs as catalysts for the abundance of trade goods rather than the missionaries or the merchants.
Mixing Politics and Business in the Canadian Arctic: Inuit Corporate Governance in Nunavik and the Inuvialuit Settlement Region
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Gary N. Wilson
Christopher Alcantara
Canadian Journal of Political Science, vol. 45, no. 4, December 2012, pp. 781-804
Description
Discusses how corporate approach has allowed the Inuit to develop the economic and political capacity necessary to implement future self-government structures and arrangements.
MNDM Policy: Consultation and Arrangements with Aboriginal Communities at Early Exploration
Alternate Title
Ministry of Northern Development and Mines' Policy: Consultation and Arrangements with Aboriginal Communities at Early Exploration
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Ministry of Northern Development and Mines (MNDM)
Description
Examines the Ministry of Northern Development and Mines' operation policy for implementing section 78 of the Mining Act and its regulations and consultation requirements.
Mobile Miners: Work, Home, and Hazards in the Yukon's Mining Industry
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Christopher Jones
Chris Southcott
Northern Review, no. 41, Resources and Sustainable Development in the Arctic, 2015, pp. 111-137
Description
Interviews workers who commute long distances about their concerns with the work place culture, safety and commuting.
A Model for the Development of Entrepreneurship on First Nation Indian Reserves
Theses
Author/Creator
Adam Charles Munnings
Description
Business Administration Thesis (MBA)--Simon Fraser University, 2015.
Modernising Water: Articulating Custom in Water Governance in Australia and East Timor
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sue E. Jackson
Lisa R. Palmer
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 3, no. 3, Water and Indigenous Peoples, 2012, pp. 1-25
Description
Reports on the institutions and negotiations by which indigenous peoples are striving to confirm their access to water rights.
The Modernization of Đạo Mẫu: The Impact of Political Ideology and Commercialism on the Worship of the Mother Goddess in Vietnam
Alternate Title
The Modernization of Dao Mau: The Impact of Political Ideology and Commercialism on the Worship of the Mother Goddess in Vietnam
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Vũ Thị Tú Anh (Vu Thi Tu Anh)
Journal of Indigenous Social Development, vol. 4, no. 1, October 2015, pp. [1]-17
Description
Focuses on how the traditional Indigenous belief system has adapted over time to survive as an important part of Vietnamese life despite ideological and technological pressures.
The Moral Terrains of Māori Tourism
Alternate Title
The Moral Terrains of Maori Tourism
Theses
Author/Creator
Sandi Ringham
Description
Social Sciences Thesis (MSocSc)--University of Waikato, 2015
More Research Needed!
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jerry P. White
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 3, no. 2, 2012, pp. 1-3
Description
Introductory article to themed issue on economic development in Indigenous communities.
Motul de San José: Politics, History, and Economy in a Maya Polity
Alternate Title
Maya Studies
E-Books
Author/Creator
Antonia E. Foias
Kitty F. Emery
Alexandre Tokovinine
Marc Zender
Dorie Reents-Budet ... [et al.]
Mr. Ron Elliott (Quttiktuq) on Uranium Mining in Nunavut, NWT Premier Bob McLeod's Opening Address, and Ms. Wendy Bisaro (Frame Lake) on the NWT's Anti-Poverty Strategy
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Ron Elliott
Peter Taptuna
Bob McLeod
Wendy Bisaro
Northern Pubic Affairs, vol. 1, no. 2, The Conservative Vision For Canadas North, Fall, 2012, pp. 8-12
Description
Reprint of Mr. Ron Elliott asking the Minister of Economic Development and Transportation the Hon. Peter Taptuna about Nunavut's mining policy, NWT Premier Bob McLeod's Opening Address at the Third Session of the 17th Legislative Assembly on October 17, and Ms. Wendy Bisaro (Frame Lake) about the NWT's Anti-Poverty Strategy.
Editors note: Statements were edited for length.
Mukluks and Moccasins: A Manitoba Success Story
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Katherine McIntyre
Windspeaker, vol. 30, no. 5, August 2012, p. 18
Description
Looks at two Métis entrepreneurs whose company, Manitoba Mukluks, employs 50 Aboriginal workers and sells their product worldwide.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.30.
Muslims, Navajos, and Peaches
Articles » General
Author/Creator
George H. Junne
Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 28, no. 1, Summer, 2017, p. [?]
Description
Looks at how an Asian fruit was cultivated by Navajo Indians in the Chelly Canyon.
Mythic Frontiers: Remembering, Forgetting, and Profiting with Cultural Heritage Tourism
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Jessica L. Taylor
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 41, no. 2, Spring, 2017, pp. 187-190
Description
Book review of Mythic Frontiers by Daniel R. Maher.
Napâttuit: Wood Use by Labrador Inuit and Its Impact on the Forest Landscape
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Isabel Lemus-Lauzon
Najat Bhiry
James Woollett
Études/Inuit/Studies, vol. 36, no. 1, Les Peuples de l Arctique et le Bois / Arctic Peoples and Wood, 2012, pp. 113-139
Description
Reports on forest exploitation patterns over the past 200 years.
A Narrative of Encroachment Experienced by Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
P.M. (Patt) Larcombe
Description
Provides an overview of past, current and future developments and looks at how the encroachments have directly or indirectly impacted Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation's social, cultural, economic, health and overall well-being.
Narwhal Co-Management in Nunavut: Deepened Collaboration Needed to Improve Partnership, Process and Outcome
Theses
Author/Creator
Mirjam B.E. Wirz-Held
Description
Marine Affairs Program Thesis (M.M.M.)--Dalhousie University, 2012.
A Nation Rising: Hawaiian Movements for Life, Land, and Sovereignty
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Gregory Rosenthal
NAIS: Journal of the Native American and Indigenous Studies Association, vol. 2, no. 2, 2015, pp. 178-180
Description
Book review of: A Nation Rising edited by Noelani Goodyear-Ka'ōpua, Ikaika Hussey, and Erin Kahunawaika'ala Wright.
National Aboriginal Fisheries Forum II: "Seize the Economic Opportunities": NAFF II Final Report
Alternate Title
National Aboriginal Fisheries Forum (NAFF II), October 2-4, 2012, Nanaimo, British Columbia
Documents & Presentations
Description
Discussion about safety training and skills development, the wild capture and aquaculture sectors, and marketing and attracting investments.
National Aboriginal Tourism Research Project 2015: Economic Impact of Aboriginal Tourism in Canada
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Beverley O’Neil
Peter Williams
Krista Williams
Roslyn Kunin
Lee Gan
Brian Payer
Description
Findings from a national study on the successes, barriers, challenges, and opportunities of Aboriginal tourism on economic growth.
National Chief Perry Bellegarde, Canada 2020: Aboriginal Peoples and Economic Development
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Perry Bellegarde
Description
Presents a speech about building a brighter future given April 29, 2015 at the Canada 2020 conference.
Duration: 43:29.
National First Nations Infrastructure Investment Plan: 2012-2013
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada
Description
Plan is prepared annually to map out investments in the short and medium term to support an economically stable future for First Nations in Canada.
National Guidelines: Indigenous Cultural Experiences
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Indigenous Tourism Association of Canada
Description
Created to assist in developing and delivering a market and export ready authentic product. Contains general information, checklists, best practices, self-assessment and case study of Great Spirit Circle Trail.
Nationhood Interrupted: Revitalizing nêhiyaw Legal Systems
E-Books
Author/Creator
Sylvia McAdam (Saysewahum)
Nations Wary About Plans to Reopen Mine
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Jennifer Ashawasegai
Windspeaker, vol. 30, no. 8, 2012, pp. 8-9
Description
Looks at concerns of several First Nations communities over the safety of drinking water, as well as other concerns, if a graphite mine is reactivated.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.8.
"Native" Advertising: An Evaluation of Nike's N7 Social Media Campaign
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
W. Scott Sanders
Selene G. Phillips
Cecelia Alexander
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 41, no. 2, 2017, pp. 43-63
Description
Evaluates the success of the campaign in the context of targeted marketing to ethnic minorities and representation of Native Americans in advertisements, and presents two case studies which assess whether the company successfully engaged with youth via Twitter.
Native American Chic: The Marketing of Native Americans in New York Between the World Wars
Theses
Author/Creator
Emily Schuchardt Navratil
Description
Art History Thesis (Ph.D.)--City University of New York, 2015.
Native Americans & Westward Expansion: Cultures and Conflicts: Reader
Alternate Title
Core Knowledge History and Geography
E-Books
Author/Creator
Core Knowledge Foundation
Description
Related material: Teacher Guide; Timeline Cards; Online Resources.
Navajo Nation Brain Drain: An Exploration of Returning College Graduates' Perspectives
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Quintina Ava Bearchief-Adolpho
Aaron P. Jackson
Steven A. Smith
Moroni T. Benally
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 8, no. 1, January 2017, pp. 1-25
Description
Looks at the primary reasons for returning back to the reservation to live and work: family support, community, cultural identity, the simple life, reservation economy, and commitment to the reservation.
Navajo Pawn: A Misunderstood Traditional Trading Practice
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
William S. Kiser
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 36, no. 2, Spring, 2012, pp. 150-181
Description
Looks at the history and the importance of pawn to Navajo culture.
The New Deal for Tribes: Resource Extraction & Toxic Waste (Minus the Jobs)
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Mark Trahant
Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 28, no. 1, Summer, 2017, p. [?]
Description
Reprinted from Trahant Reports, April 10, 2017.
A New Shared Arctic Leadership Model
E-Books
Author/Creator
Mary Simon
The Ngaut Ngaut Interpretive Project: Collaboration and Mutually Beneficial Outcomes
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Amy Roberts
Isobelle Campbell
The SAA Archaeological Record, vol. 12, no. 4, September 2012, pp. 33-35
Description
Describes a project between a university archaeologist and the Mannun Aboriginal Community Association to produce interpretive signs, educational posters and brochures. Entire issue on one pdf.
To access article, scroll to page 33.