Shifting Terrain: Nonprofit Policy Advocacy in Canada
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Author/Creator
Rob McMahon
Heather E. Hudson
Lyle Fabian
Description
Looks at how Indigenous-led initiatives have dealt with the lack of private sector investment in provision of information and communication technologies in the region due to its sparse population and remote locations.
Chapter from Shifting Terrain: Nonprofit Policy Advocacy in Canada edited by Nick J. Muléandd Gloria C. DeSantis.
Discusses how Crown and Indigenous governments can engage with each other on the basis of a nation-to-nation relationship to develop regimes for management of resources which ensure mutually beneficial outcomes.
A draft proposal relating to economic difficulties experienced by residents of northern Saskatchewan. The proposals are to include both Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal inhabitants and include the construction of filleting plants, longer fishing seasons and guaranteed wages for Aboriginal workers.
Historical note:
Harold Nelson Woodsworth served as an Indian Agent at a number of agencies in Saskatchewan.
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Grand Chief of the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs speaks about his background, challenges faced by community chiefs and First Nations political organizations, and the how the land plays a central role in attempts at reconciliation
Duration: 59:54.