Representative from Imperial Oil speaks about company's Aboriginal relations guiding principles and guidelines with respect to consultation, workforce and business development and community relations.
CEO of Information and Communications Technology Council speaks about digital technology sector's growth potential and need for talent.
National Aboriginal services lead for AECOM talks about engagement, and small business and employment opportunities in the mining sector.
Followed by question and answer period.
Duration: 1:20:06.
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Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada (AANDC)
Description
Discusses several strategies: improve the economic and social well-being of Aboriginal people, develop healthier, more self-sufficient communities, and participate in Canada’s political, social and economic development.
Discusses successful partnerships in five areas: investment and ownership, employment, procurement, community development, and assessment of environmental impacts.
Book review of Aboriginal Peoples and Forest Lands in Canada edited by D.B. Tindall, Ronald L. Trosper, and Pamela Perrault.
Entire book review section on one PDF. To access this review scroll to p. 184.
Proceedings of the 61st Annual Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Institute
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Robin M. Junger
Description
Discussion of the ramifications of the Supreme Court of Canada's decision in Tsilhqot’in Nation v. British Columbia.
Chapter 17A from Proceedings of the 61st Annual Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Institute published by the Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation.
Inside the Issues (Centre for International Governance Innovation) ; [5.16]
Inside the Issues: A Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI) Online Podcast
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Michael Byers
Andrew Thompson
Description
Discussion of ramifications of climate change, United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, Arctic Council, prospects for economic development in light of falling oil prices, cooperation, diplomacy and maritime disputes.
Duration: 21:31.
Arctic Anthropology, vol. 52, no. 2, 2015, pp. 87-101
Description
Through interviews with 84 expert elders and hunters, found that skill transfer was best transmitted through hands-on activities with youth and relationships building.
Climate and Development, vol. 7, no. 5, 2015, pp. 401-413
Description
Study by researchers and the Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) reports on effects of climate change on hunting and fishing and delivery of supplies in community.
Provides statistics on demographics, education and training levels, income, employment rates, career planning services, and Gross Domestic Product by sector, gives results of Northern Career Development Requirements Survey, and makes recommendations based on findings.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 39, no. 2, 2015, pp. 29-52
Description
Questions benefits and risks of participation in natural resource management due to the fact that the process rules were established in advance of Aboriginal participation.
The Northern Review, no. 41, Resources and Sustainable Development in the Arctic, 2015, pp. 181-206
Description
Presents interviews with immigrants, temporary workers, and refugees in either Whitehorse or Yellowknife about their daily lives and plans for the future.
Saskatchewan First nations and the Province s's Resource Future
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Perry Bellegarde
Description
National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations discusses Saskatchewan's current resource-based boom, necessity for collaboration, and impact and benefit agreements with governments and companies.
Duration: 2:00:34.
Canadian Bulletin of Medical History, vol. 32, no. 2, Fall, 2015, pp. 363-389
Description
Describes how Anishinabek women attempted to maintain their subsistence livelihood in light of the disruptive influence of several hydroelectric projects on the food supply and reproductive health.