Business & Economic Development

$1.14 Billion Strong: Indigenous Economic Performance in Atlantic Canada

Alternate Title
Final Report: Promoting Atlantic Indigenous Economic Performance and Business Partnerships
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Corinne MacLellan
Darlene McCulloch
Ron L'Esperance
Thomas McGuire]
Description
Report's objective was to quantify the financial contributions of communities, businesses and economic development activities to provincial Gross Domestic Product in the region.
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1982 Elders Conference 4/5

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Ted Wheatley
Sam Osawamick
Ernest Debassigae
Joe Yellowhead
Kate Assinewe
Ron Wakegijig
Herman Atkinson
Charlie Neilson
James Mecas
Dan Pine
Louis Bruce
Noel Knockwood
Angus Pontiac
Ernest Tootoosis
Indian History Film Project
Description
A conference discussing comparison of Indian and Christian religions and religious ceremonies, traditional songs and dances, and history of Europeans in North America from the Indian viewpoint.
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[2006 May Status Report of the Auditor General of Canada to the House of Commons]: Chapter 5: Management of Programs for First Nations

E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
[Sheila Fraser]
Description
Follow-up audit assessed progress in responding to 37 recommendations contained in seven reports published from October 2000 to November 2003. Federal agencies evaluated were Indian and Northern Affairs Canada, Canada Mortgage and Housing, Treasury Board Secretariat, and Industry Canada.
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2008 Economic Developer of the Year Award Winners

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Delilah Mah
Journal of Aboriginal Economic Development, vol. 6, no. 2, Fall, 2009, pp. 3-11
Description
Profiles of individual and corporate recipients: Louis Joe Bernard, Kamloops Indian Band, and Cree Regional Economic Enterprises Company (CREECO).
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2019 Labour Market Information Report

Alternate Title
2019 Labor Market Information Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Big River Analytics
Description
Looks at the global, Canadian, and Alberta economic outlook and statistics on the employment rate and occupational skills gaps for Métis in the province. Related material: 2016-2017 Report. 2015 Report.
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2019 Survey of Canadians: Toward Reconciliation: Indigenous and Non-Indigenous Perspectives: Executive Summary

Alternate Title
2019 Survey – Toward Reconciliation: Indigenous and Non-Indigenous Perspectives
Confederation of Tomorrow 2019 Survey
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Environics Institute
Description
National public opinion survey conducted online (in the provinces) and by telephone (in the Territories) with a representative sample of 5,732 Canadians (ages 18 and over), including 645 persons who identified themselves as Indigenous, between December 14, 2018 and January 16, 2019.
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8th Fire Guide for Educators

Alternate Title
Guide for Educators
At the Crossroads
Indigenous in the City
It's Time
Whose Land is it Anyway?
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Chelsea Prince
Description
Material for four episodes: Indigenous in the City, It's Time, Whose Land is it Anyway? and At the Crossroads.
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Aboriginal and Quebec Self-Determination under an MAI Regime

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
René R. Gadacz
Native Studies Review, vol. 12, no. 2, Aboriginal Peoples and National Rights Issues in Quebec, 1999, pp. 93-110
Description
Discusses how global economic and political developments such as the Multilateral Agreement on Investment can affect traditional concepts of state territorial sovereignty.
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Aboriginal Co-operatives in Canada: Case Studies

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Lou Hammond Ketilson
Ian MacPherson
Indian Affairs and Northern Development
Description
Looks at various case studies that explore how Aboriginal people have developed financial, fishery, housing and consumer co-operatives.
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The Aboriginal Economic Benchmarking Report

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Clarence Louie
Dawn Madahbee
Pita Aatami
Richard Francis
John Michael Keyuk ... [et al.]
Description
Provides census data by age, gender and heritage group and assesses economic development outcomes for First Nations on and off reserve, Inuit and Métis and implementation of the Federal Framework for Aboriginal Economic Development.
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[Aboriginal Education: A Failing Grade]

Alternate Title
The Agenda With Steve Paikin
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Steve Paikin
Don Drummond
Gary Lipinski
Mimi Gellman
Brenda Small
Description
Discusses inequalities and barriers to post-secondary education for Aboriginal young people. Duration: 34:44.
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Aboriginal Empowerment and Souvenir Trade in Canada

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Valda Blundell
Annals of Tourism Research, vol. 20, no. 1, 1993, pp. 64-87
Description
Looks at Aboriginal-type souvenirs, their production and how they are sold, Canadian laws and intellectual property.
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Aboriginal Financial Literacy in Canada: Issues and Directions

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Dominique Collin
Description
Barriers included lack of access to legitimate, affordable financial services and capital, absence of employment and benefits systems, increased consequences of poor decisions, lack of trust in financial institutions, and structural problems created by relationship with the government. Recommends efforts focus on educating individuals through culturally appropriate training, and building capacity of Aboriginal governments and institutions.
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Aboriginal Income Disparity in Canada

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Krishna Pendakur
Ravi Pendakur
Canadian Public Policy, vol. 37, no. 1, March 2011, pp. 61-83
Description
Examines the different patterns of economic disadvantage and notes the evolution from 1995 to 2005.
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Aboriginal Labour Market Bulletin (Volume 3, Issue 1, Fall 2013)

Alternate Title
Aboriginal Skills and Employment Training Strategy
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Employment and Social Development Canada
Description
Contains data on general economic conditions, national maps showing regional variations in unemployment rates and employment gains, regional employment profiles, and brief feature articles.
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Aboriginal Labour Market Bulletin (Volume 3, Issue 2, Spring 2014)

Alternate Title
Aboriginal Skills and Employment Training Strategy
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Employment and Social Development Canada
Description
Contains data on general economic conditions, national maps showing regional variations in unemployment rates and employment gains, regional employment profiles, and brief feature articles.
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Aboriginal Labour Market Database

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Centre for the Study of Living Standards]
Description
Presents 33 tables showing economic indicators by Canada, by province, by gender, by age group, and employment by industry, occupation and educational attainment.
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Aboriginal Workers; Aboriginal Labour and the Cattle Industry: Queensland From White Settlement to the Present; Indians at Work: An Informal History of Native Labour in British Columbia, 1858-1930

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Dianne Newell
BC Studies, no. 117, Spring, 1998, pp. 75-78
Description
Book review of three books: Aboriginal Workers edited by Ann McGrath and Kay Saunders, with Jackie Huggins. Aboriginal Labour and the Cattle Industry by Dawn May. Indians at Work by Rolf Knight. To read review, scroll down to page 75.
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Aboriginal Workers Eyed to Fill Jobs Gap

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Monte Stewart
Business Edge, vol. 6, no. 11, May 25, 2006
Description
Discusses the need to develop a national private sector-Aboriginal partnership strategy to ease the labour shortage and ensure First Nations do not miss out on job opportunities.
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Adam Solway Interview 1

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Adam Solway
Christine Welsh
Tony Snowsill
Indian History Film Project
Description
Consists of an interview where Adam Solway talks about being orphaned at 8 years and adopted by the Blackfoot Reserve, Alta; his attendance at a residential school; becoming a councillor and then chief of the reserve. He comments on the issues he had to deal with as well as providing comments on contemporary lifestyles and leadership.
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Adam Solway Interview 2

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Adam Solway
Christine Welsh
Tony Snowsill
Indian History Film Project
Description
This is a continuation of an interview with Adam Solway on January 29, 1983 on the Blackfoot Reserve.
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Addressing the Barriers to Economic Development on Reserve

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
National Aboriginal Economic Development Board
Description
Three case studies: Community of Membertou in Nova Scotia, Chippewas of Rama First Nation in Ontario, and the Osoyoos Indian Band in British Columbia. Each one reviews a specific project; identifies barriers encountered during development; and where possible, assesses specific transaction costs incurred in overcoming barriers.
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Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, 1971

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Gordon Scott Harrison
Arctic, vol. 25, no. 3, September 1972, pp. 232-233
Description
Discusses act which grants Aboriginal groups title to federal and public land in Alaska and $962.5 million dollars, formation of 12 Aboriginal regional profit corporations, and 220 village corporations.
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Alaska Native Politics Since the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Roy M. Huhndorf
Shari M. Huhndorf
South Atlantic Quarterly, vol. 110, no. 2, Sovereignty, Indigeneity, and the Law, 2011, pp. 385-401
Description
Overview of settlement which transferred title to lands to for-profit corporations, changing communal lands into corporate property and ending Aboriginal fishing and hunting rights.
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