Canadian Institute for Research on Regional Development
Description
Profiles select initiatives developed by the Eel River Bar First Nation, Labrador Inuit Development Corporation, Lennox Island First Nation, and Membertou, a Mi'kmaw community.
Discusses how British Columbia businesses are developing working relationships with First Nations and positioning themselves as leaders in British Columbia’s changing economic climate.
Looks at a strategy to identify and share information to support strategic planning for Nunavut’s economic development; and looks at issues related to the land, people and communities in addition to more traditional economic concerns.
Not Strangers in These Parts: Urban Aboriginal People
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Terry Wotherspoon
pp. 147-165
Description
Discusses the concept of new middle classes and its implications in regards to the social interactions, economic possibilities, and political alignments that are affecting Aboriginal people and their relations with both one another and within Canadian society.
Chapter from Not Strangers in These Parts: Urban Aboriginal Peoples edited by David Newhouse and Evelyn Peters.
The file contains a pamphlet made by the Saskatchewan Indian Gaming Authority and the Saskatoon Tribal Council regarding a proposed new casino for downtown Saskatoon. The pamphlet encourages people to vote yes in an upcoming referendum by explaining the multiple economic benefits of a downtown casino. "Yes. A Destination Casino: It's not a gamble. Look at the facts."
The Journal of Aboriginal Economic Development, vol. 3, no. 2, Fall, 2003, pp. 86-100
Description
Article contends that the, "jobs and income" approach doesn't work. The "nation-building" approach succeeds because an environment is created in which people want to invest.