Canadian Historical Review, vol. 82, no. 3, September 2001, p. 592
Description
Book review of: Alberta's North by Donald G. Wetherell and Irene R.A. Kmet. Book is part of the Alberta Reflections series, its focus includes "Native/non-Native relations, technological development, and federal/provincial relations."
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 a study conducted by the Community Economic Development Centre at Simon Fraser University to determine the business information needs of Aboriginal entrepreneurs and service providers in British Columbia.
BC Institute for Co-operative Studies Occasional Papers, 2001
Description
Case study illustrates how combining ethnobotanical knowledge and the co-operative model can provide a viable method of sustainable community economic development.
Discusses the creation and accomplishments of the Kitsaki Development Corporation, an economic development and investment arm of the La Ronge Indian Band.
Contends that if the ATR process could be made more like municipal boundary expansion, problems could be resolved and the economic development potential could be delivered.
The Journal of Aboriginal Economic Development, vol. 2, no. 1, Winter, 2001, pp. 61-74
Description
Conducts an overview of the different definitions of the term "Métis", plus a review of events leading up to the enactment of the Métis Legislation in the province.
Indigenous Affairs, no. 4, Sustainable Development, 2001, pp. 12-25
Description
Presents assessment of the main achievements and obstacles over the last ten years within the sustainable development framework.
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Social and Economic Review of the Impact of Land Survey and Registration Systems on Canada Lands: Final Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Hickling Arthurs Low Technology Management and Economics
Description
Paper's information based on: literature review, interviews, case studies and a workshop. Primary focus is First Nations groups but also includes information on the North (Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut), offshore and national parks.
Northern Ontario Business, vol. 22, no. 1, November 01, 2001, p. 5
Description
Analysis of De Beers Canada-Attawapiskat First Nation communications regarding the discovery of a number of diamondiferous kimberlites near Attawapiskat, Ontario.
International Institute for Sustainable Development
Description
Explores how Aboriginal people value the lands around them and how that knowledge and information can be incorporated into provincial land-use and resource management.
The Journal of Aboriginal Economic Development, vol. 2, no. 1, Winter, 2001, pp. 6-16
Description
Fictional case study intended for academic discussion. Case covers the challenges faced by a mining company trying to initiate a mining project in Australia.
Looks at how the Canadian government is fulfilling its fiduciary obligation to consult with Aboriginal communities regarding industrial development on traditional lands.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 25, no. 1, 2001, pp. 45-64
Description
Combines data, compiled by Joseph Jorgensen, looking at a variety of pre-reservation cultural characteristics for eighty groups in the western United States with data from the 1990 United States Census to evaluate the economic development of those tribes involved.
Indigenous Affairs, no. 2, Militarization, 2001, pp. 20-25
Description
Describes the partial implementation and success of the Total War Policy against the New Peoples Army in the Philippines.
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