Business & Economic Development

Discusses regions between the eastern slopes of the North Ural and Polar Ural and the Yenesey-Lena divide in the U.S.S.R.

Provides practical and useful resources for acting on information found in the Economic Development Toolkit for Indigenous Communities

Designed to provide advice and information for First Nations communities on business structures and economic development.

Although written for the context of British Columbia, contains useful information about developing a strategy, implementing a project and community impacts.

Uses information from Census Subdivisions, results of survey of 45 First Nations and the "Local Impact Model" to estimate impact.

Uses information from the Canadian Labour Force Survey of 2007-2012 to show that Aboriginal people were effected more by the economic crisis in 2008 than non-Aboriginal people.

Analysis of commercial arts and crafts sector includes direct and indirect economic impact, value chain profile, artists profile, market and sales channels, tools and materials, and challenges and strengths.

Brief discussion of the global, Canadian and Alberta economic outlook followed by statistics on employment for each of the province's eight economic regions with particular attention to the Métis population. Related material: 2016-2017 Report. 2019 Report.

Compares the economic well being of Alaskan Native American women to that of other women in the state and nation.

Book review of: The Economic Status of Australian Aborigines by Jon C. Altman and John Nieuwenhuysen. To access review, scroll down to page 220.

Examines economic and political factors involved in restricting Aboriginal educational control.

Brief introductory article discusses issue focusing on positive change and community-based analysis of economic activities and practice in Aboriginal communities.

Overview of issue which includes interviews with Chief Clarence Louie and Vaughn Sunday, and profiles of Canadian Association of Native Development Officers 2007 Economic Development of the Year award recipients.

Brief, introductory article mentions the two different perspectives on sustainability as illustrated by the nine papers included in the section.

Brief introduction to four articles focusing on Aboriginal development initiatives in the international community.

Brief description of articles dealing with formulation of federal forestry policy, First Nations-operated call centres, and Impact and Benefit Agreements (IBA).

Focuses on two articles.

Editorial comments on indigenous participation in international processes aimed at creating a forum for indigenous concerns. To access this article scroll down to page 4.

Brief description of articles dealing with Canada's Federal Framework for Aboriginal Economic Development, Native Women's Association of Canada's response to the framework, and progress in reducing First Nation poverty.

Discussion of developmental highlights of the Social Studies unit relating to Forestry.

Anthropology Thesis (M.A.)--Florida State University, 2004.

Mr. Fox tells of life before white men came; of the foods, medicines and so forth.

Meeting held to discuss Eldorado Nuclear Ltd.'s request to search for uranium on the Fond du Lac Reserve.

Consists of an interview where she tells of a frightening trip through the woods as a child.

Consists of an interview with Eliza Kneller where she describes the smallpox epidemic following World War I. She gives a description of basket making, an account of life in a Catholic school in Chicago and an account of New Year's celebrations amongst children.

Book review of: 'As Their Natural Resources Fail': Native Peoples and the Economic History of Northern Manitoba, 1870-1930 by Frank Tough.

Geography Thesis (Ph.D.)--The University of British Columbia, 1996.

Purpose of research was to assess employment development needs, requirements of local employers, and make recommendations for future actions

Human Ecology Thesis (M.Sc.)--University of Alberta, 1997.

Examines the discourse around two different contested pipeline projects; discusses rhetorical elements including the difference between “claimed” and “government sanctioned” spaces, and whether the perspectives are consistent with or counter to mainstream perspectives. Highlights the differences in worldviews, understandings of cause and effect, and conceptualizations of time and space and the role these differences play.

Impact of education and systematic planning on economic and political self-reliance as observed at UBC's School of Community and Regional Planning.

Investigates the the sustainability, economic, social and cultural importance of seal harvesting in the Northwest Atlantic.

Results from community and stakeholder discussions regarding support for new Enterprise Regions program.

Resource Management and Environmental Studies Thesis (M.A.)--University of British Columbia (Vancouver), 2014.

Describes challenges and makes recommendations to the Federal Government on behalf of the Canadian Arctic Resources Committee (CARC).

Studies the existing process and suggests a more appropriate system for Aboriginal participation in environmental and resource management that takes into account the traditional world view.

Reviews the consequence of defining Aboriginal goals using "western" or non-Aboriginal terms of reference and expressions.

Traces the history of efforts to develop and market Inuit art. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll down to appropriate page.

Studies the development of a commercial fishery, its encroachment upon near shore First Nation fishers and its impact on their economy.

This report calculates and compares the gross domestic product output in Canada’s Northern regions, including the three territories and the Northern parts of seven provinces, between 1999 and 2009.

Discusses Aboriginal market income, size of Aboriginal population and government funding.

Study findings reveal a decrease in functional reserves, increased morbidity, and increased health challenges.