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Aboriginal Edge: How Aboriginal Peoples and Natural Resource Business Are Forging a New Competitive Advantage
Reports results of literature search and qualitative and quantitative survey data from 29 women living in Arviat, Salluit, Inuvik, and Baker Lake. Study's focus was sexual violence and harassment in the workplace, and identifying gaps, opportunities and recommendations to ensure women's safety and economic security.
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Bibliographie thématique sur les Inuit et l’emploi
Building a Resilient and Prosperous North: Centre for the North Five-Year Compendium Report
The Business Case for a Northern Economic Infrastructure System
Career Development in Northern Saskatchewan: Northern Labour and Business Engagement
The Effect of First Nations Modern Treaties on Local Income
Elexeta Edets'eéda "We Work Together": Strengthening Social Cohesion
Experiences of Opportunity in the Northern Resource Frontier
"Into That Country to Work": Aboriginal Economic Activities during Barkerville’s Gold Rush
Mining and Communities in Northern Canada: History, Politics and Memory
Mobile Miners: Work, Home, and Hazards in the Yukon's Mining Industry
Never Until Now: Indigenous & Racialized Women's Experiences Working in Yukon & Northern British Columbia Mine Camps
Research consisted of survey and semi-structured interviews using open-ended questions with 22 respondents. Study found: limited job opportunityand longevity of employment, inadequate pay scale for hours worked, uequal work expectations, limited opportunities for advancement, inadequate harm prevention, gender or race harassement/discrimination with absence of grievance mechanisms, poor environmental practices, and limited economic benefits to Indigenous people.