Business & Economic Development

Due to the changing conditions of the Arctic it is one of the best places to measure human social, economic and technical adaptations.

Introduction to special issue containing essays presented at the International Centre for Northern Governance and Development Conference held in Saskatoon in 2012.

Introduction and two archival items discuss the employment of Aboriginals in the agricultural sector. The first deals with the Dept. of Indian Affairs efforts to recruit them as migrant farm workers. The second discusses the exclusion of farm workers from protection under labour laws. Taken from the 1966 National Agricultural Manpower Committee Meeting.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--The University of Connecticut, 1981.

Comments on the economic, social and environmental changes in the circumpolar Arctic.

Focuses on Annie Pootoogook's depictions of contemporary life and the marketplace's reaction to such unconventional images. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to p. 18.

Focuses on the organization's mission and activities undertaken to support and promote artists and their work. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to p.28.

Chapter 42 from The Amazing Power of Cooperatives edited by Marie-Joëlle Brassard and Ernesto Molina. To access chapter, scroll to page 619.

Chair of the Inuit Circumpolar Council comments on the history and the future of the Arctic. Duration: 1:21:59.

Overview government's objectives, priorities and activities related to the environment and its effect on the Inuit.

Includes speaking notes for president of the Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami, text of partnership agreement between the Canadian government and the Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami, paper on Inuit-specific needs in the area federal government programming, and background papers on health, education, housing, economic development, etc.

Lists author's writings and presentations.

Looks at the research done on the economic impacts of improving levels of Aboriginal education for the social well-being of the Aboriginal population.

Statistics on Indigenous representation in the labour force, and comparison of equalized participation rates and type of employment in each of the provinces and territories.

Looks at The Northern Health Food Initiative (NHFI), a food-related community economic development (CED).

Overviews the beginnings of a Native American movement for preserved identity and higher standards of living.

Book review of: Issues in the North edited by Jill Oakes and Rick Riewe.

Text of the agreement which deals with territorial and financial issues.

Overview of presentations delivered at the 1998 Conference of the Learned Societies which focused on the controversy surrounding the James Bay and Northern Quebec Agreement.

A general account of the life of Jim Brady.

Discusses taking of Treaty #6 and the promises made by the government as well as changes in diet and trade resulting from initial contact with non-Indians.

Jim Carriere is a resident of Cumberland House and worked for Jim Brady when the latter was a field officer for the CCF government. Carriere discusses Jim Brady's strengths and weaknesses, Brady's life in Cumberland House, speculates about Brady's death and his links with the Communist Party. He also talks about returning World War II veterans and their impact on the communities.

A general account of the life of Jim Brady.

An interview with Jim Brady about his life and his memories of the Frog Lake Massacre.

Mr. Mustus, aged 78, is the grandson of Mustus, the first chief of the Sucker Creek Reserve. This is an unusual interview in that he displays fairly positive feelings about the treaty. Also talks of generosity of the H.B.C. storekeeper, sharing problems with white settlers, learning from them, etc. Shows little or no animosity to whitesociety.

Tells something of life before the taking of treaty, and his interpretation of Treaty #6.

Interview of the grandsons of Little Bear who discuss lifestyle. They tell stories about Cree raids on Blackfoot;the hanging of Little Bear and murder of a storekeeper's son by a medicine man. Interpreter by Alphonse Littlepoplar.

Consists of an interview where he mentions a smallpox epidemic in 1876, his life as a seal hunter and talks about an early missionary to his people.

Summary of a series of interviews with four elders in which they are asked to tell how they understand the treaties.

Speaker talks about cooperation between research, industry and communities. Duration: 5:17.

John Cook gives his impressions of Jim Brady and Malcolm Norris. He talks about the effects of welfare on the northern way of life and the government programs in the north.

John H. Brockelbank was minister in the Dept. of Natural Resources from 1948-56 in the Saskatchewan NDP government. This interview reviews his years in office in relation to the development of the north, development of marketing agencies and cooperatives as well as his impressions of Malcolm Norris.

Gives Indian words for a variety of English terms. Explains significance of dance cycles.

Critiques the Canadian government's failure to comply with the tenets of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.

Interview includes a description of traditional life style and the life of settlers on the prairies. It also includes stories of theft and murder by Indians.

Mr. Phelps was the Minister of Natural Resources in the Saskatchewan CCF government from 1944 to 1948. He speaks of attempts to replace welfare in the north with programs for fish and fur marketing.

Mr. MacAuley tells of the changes that have taken place in Cumberland House including the increase in crime and alcoholism.

This 80 year old man tells how, when presented with the choice of taking treaty or scrip, his family took scrip.

Discusses the economic inequities faced by the Māori pre-pandemic, how the situation has worsened since its occurrence, and the future of employment in its wake.

Looks at partnership agreements desigined to provide training and increase job opportunities for First Nations and Métis people in the north. Article located by scrolling to page 15.

Investigates academic research, statistics and government reports to find out what is causing a mismatch between employment opportunities and the Aboriginal youth work force in northern Canada.

Portal site of a non-political Chiefs Council serving communities in Northern Ontario. Website includes news, business directory, health and education plus other online services.

Report finds that on average a higher level of educational attainment has a positive effect on the labour market performance of a reserve.

History of publishing company started by a group of journalists and socialites from Vancouver who got together to publish Legends of Vancouver to help their sick friend pay for medical expenses.

Discusses severe restrictions pressed for by environmentalists concerning use of the Lake after the Ontario First Nation established a viable tourist industry.