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 Indigenous urban communities, historical differences between Australia and the United States, and the Redfern Aboriginal Corporation in Sydney
Looks at the results of research undertaken to assess forest tenure as one indicator of Aboriginal participation in the management and economic aspects of forestry. The document also assess the progress made in achieving increased Aboriginal participation in the forest sector.
Aboriginal Tourism in Canada: Part II: Trends, Issues, Constraints and Opportunities: Final Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
BearingPoint LP
Goss Gilroy Inc.
Description
Identifies five key areas with respect to development of the industry: profile and economic impacts, identification of trends, identification of issues, opportunities and findings.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 16, no. 1, 1992, pp. 137-163
Description
Chronicles the brief rise and fall of Bill S.2770, the Indian Finance Corporation Act, in the U.S. Senate in 1990, which, the author argues, could have been a powerful positive force in solving problems of underdevelopment.
Discusses how British Columbia businesses are developing working relationships with First Nations and positioning themselves as leaders in British Columbia’s changing economic climate.
Diamonds are for Dogribs; Canada's First Nations.(A Canadian first nation wins a land claim)
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
The Economist (US), vol. 368, no. 8339, August 30, 2003, p. 26
Description
On August 25, 2003 Prime Minister Chretien signed the Tlicho Treaty, the second recent Treaty agreement in Canada; it provides for self-government and mineral wealth to the Tlicho First Nation of Rae Edzo and traditional land adjacent to two diamond mines.
Polar Record, vol. 39, no. 1, January 2003, pp. 19-34
Description
Examines current economic practices, the diversity lifestyles supported by various economic activities, traditional obligations and monetary calculation.
The Journal of Aboriginal Economic Development, vol. 3, no. 2, Fall, 2003, pp. 105-106
Description
Brief article stating that the Toolkit section of the journal will be devoted to practical articles of interest to economic development officers and other interested parties.
Futures, vol. 35, no. 9, November 2003, pp. 917-929
Description
Author predicts that Indigenous values surviving in the future will be the exception, but argues that they enrich both Indigenous and mainstream societies.
Examines the benefit of incorporating the knowledge of Aboriginal peoples in protected areas establishment and management, for both ecological and cultural survival.
Social Indicators Research, vol. 61, no. 2, February 2003, pp. 175-202
Description
Outlines a model of the household in mixed, subsistence-based economies; model is based factors including measurements of hunting, fishing, trapping and gathering.
Inuit Art Quarterly, vol. 7, no. 4, Fall/Winter, 1992, pp. 7-13
Description
Looks at the centre, the production of wearable art and the controversy over the suggested use for the wet-surface carving equipment.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 7.
Comments on the success of Canadian Executive Service Organization (CESO), with help from people like volunteer Mike Nicholaichuk and regional manager Audrey Ahenakew.
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.
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples - Transcriptions of Public Hearings and Round Table Discussions
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Blair Paul
Description
File contains a presentation by Blair Paul of the Membertou First Nation. Paul, a social worker from Sydney, Nova Scotia, addresses what he sees as the roots of Aboriginal social problems in Canada. In his report Paul discusses intergenerational failed policies by the government of Canada which have disenfranchised and alienated Aboriginal peoples.
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.
Mapping Co-operative Studies in the New Millennium: Joint Congress of the International
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Isobel M. Findlay
Description
Discusses different categories and concepts to re-imagine and reconstruct co-operative research futures by drawing on cultural, postmodern, and postcolonial studies.
Canadian Council for Small Business and Entrepreneurship Annual Conference ; 24th, 2003
CCSBE Annual Conference ; 24th, 2003
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Ronald K. Mitchell
J. Robert Mitchell
Description
Looks at an economic model needed to enhance on-reserve economic development with attention to property rights, and adjusting or transforming native governance structures to minimize transaction costs.