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.
Looks at the growing alignment of economic interests between the Aboriginal population and the country’s business sector including Aboriginal communities seeking out opportunities in the market economy; Canadian companies employing Aboriginal people and partnering with Aboriginal communities; and federal and provincial governments addressing the economic and social challenges of the Aboriginal population.
Rural Social Work & Community Practice, vol. 14, no. 2, December 2009, pp. 38-48
Description
Contends that a Federal government policy change from welfare focused transfer payments to one of economic development is required to benefit Canadian First Nation communities.
Website includes resources, information, publications and reports on issues that are integral to modern treaty making in British Columbia. Includes Aboriginal rights, self government, land and resources, fishing, forestry and financial.
Mamow Na-nan-da-we-ki-ken-chi-kay-win: Searching Together Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Mamow Sha-way-gi-kay-win North South Partnership for Children
Description
Assessment focuses on six key areas: livelihoods, infrastructure, community participation, education/recreation, children and parents and mental and physical health.
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 21, no. 2, K-12 Education, Winter, 2009
Description
Authors' narrative describes leaving his work with the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis to start his own company committed to aid the economic development of American Indian tribes.
Discusses how British Columbia businesses are developing working relationships with First Nations and positioning themselves as leaders in British Columbia’s changing economic climate.
Contends that all people should work for a living and that any individual has the capability for success by following a few simple rules. Chief Clarence Louie of the Osoyoos Indian Band in the South Okanagan presents his band as an illustration of this success.
Eagle Feather News, vol. 12, no. 4, April 2009, p. 19
Description
Comments on One Earth Farms, the largest corporate farm in Canada, and its intent to initiate job training programs for First Nations people.
Article located by scrolling to page 19.
International Journal of Critical Indigenous Studies, vol. 2, no. 1, 2009, p. 1
Description
Editorial introducing special themed edition of, International Journal of Critical Indigenous Studies focusing on Indigenous people's connection to the economy in Australia.
Environmental justice, vol. 2, no. 3, 2009, pp. 117-125
Description
Analyzes contemporary mining developments in Northern Canada, particularly local conflicts, over access to resources that originate with colonialism and the expansion of global capital.
Discusses the need for governments to remove barriers to First Nations economic activity and how more needs to be done to ensure that Aboriginal youth complete skills training, K-12 schooling and post-secondary education.
Eagle Feather News, vol. 12, no. 6, June 2009, p. 22
Description
Looks at the union formed between the Aboriginal Employment Development Partnership and IBM to increase participation in information technology for First Nations and Métis people.
Article located by scrolling to page 22.
Discusses updated version of Inuit Arctic Policy looking at goals and objectives, Inuit rights, peace and security, environmental, social and economic issues.
Examines the self-determination, governance, and development issues facing Indian Country, including building effective governments, developing strong economies, solving difficult social problems, and balancing cultural integrity and change.
Duration: 1:02:39. Includes textual transcript.
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National Network Urban Aboriginal Economic Development
Description
Looks at establishing a network of scholars, policy analysts, and practitioners who, together, can deepen the dialogue about urban Aboriginal economic development in urban Aboriginal communities that is both successful in raising standards of living and in strengthening the cultures, traditions, and identity of Aboriginal community members.
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.
Presents recommendations that would provide support for significant and sustained Aboriginal economic development and an immediate stimulus to address the current economic crisis.
Sakawew Partnership Encourages Aboriginal Employment in Saskatchewan
Articles » General
Eagle Feather News, vol. 12, no. 12, December 2009, p. 19
Description
Discusses the commitment of a diverse group of business, community, government and First Nation officicials to increase Aboriginal employment in Saskatchewan's growing economy.
Article located by scrolling to page 19.
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."
Overview of Conference held in Iqaluit, Nunavut February 2009, which brought together stakeholders committed to economic development for brainstorming and planning.
Looks at how social enterprise applied to tourism can offer Indigenous peoples opportunities to develop their economic potential and to become self-sufficient communities.
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.
Make First Nations Poverty History Expert Advisory Committee
[Assembly of First Nations]
Description
Profiles current conditions, supplies information on population, economic, social, health and cultural indicators, and explains
factors related to underdevelopment.
Annual results for 2008/09 of the ministry's Aboriginal economic development partnership initiatives which provide opportunities for economic growth in Alberta.
Journal of Enterprising Communities, vol. 3, no. 1, 2009, pp. 94-117
Description
Discusses long-term environmental and social impacts of building a pipeline in a region where people believe that they have an obligation to the land upon which they live.