Business & Economic Development

Examines the potential and likelihood for resource development, impact of existing government policies and implications with respect to economic development on reserves.

Describes the community development program of the Federation of Saskatchewan Indians supported by the Federal Government.

Organization based in Quebec. News of interest to Crees, information about Cree Regional Authority, Grand Council, Grand Chief (including speeches). Includes links to Eeyou Eeyou Magazine, Cree communities and other related Cree sites.

Chartered accountant looks at federal Goods and Services Tax refunds for businesses.

Outlines work of the Commission and provides synopsis of each of the documents produced for it.

Mr. MacDonald worked with the CCF government to help organize the commercial fishing industry in Saskatchewan.

Gwen Beck is a long time resident of La Ronge who has taken a keen interest in local, social and political affairs.

Mr. Read lived in northern Saskatchewan for many years. He worked for the provincial government in the fur marketing area. He compares the personalities and approaches to work of Tomkins, Brady and Norris.

Harry Paul lived in La Ronge in the 1930s and describes what life was like in those years.

Based on the report The State of the First Nation Economy and the Struggle to Make Poverty History prepared for the Assembly of First Nations.

Presents a conservation framework that facilitates community engagement and addresses biodiversity, culture and economy concurrently.

Anthropology Thesis (M.A.)--University of Alberta, 1999.

Book review of: Healing and Mental Health for Native Americans edited by Ethan Nebelkopf and Mary Phillips.

Talks about the taking of and interpretation of Treaty #6.

Book review of: Indians at Work: An Informal History of Native Indian Labour in British Columbia, 1858-1930 by Rolf Knight.

Documentary follows a crew of Mohawk steelworkers erecting a building in New York City and at home on the Kahnawake Reserve in Quebec. Duration: 13:47.

Introduction to some of the main themes and conclusions in the final report of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples.

Op-ed piece republished from The Tyee, discusses what the BC Legislature passing Bill 41, the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act, might mean for Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples and communities in the province.

"This article compares the post-colonial development of the Maori Authority tax regime in Aotearoa New Zealand and the taxation of Indian Bands as First Nations on reserve lands in Canada". Entire journal on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 29.

Anthropology Thesis (Ph.D.)--McGill University, 1976.

Website focuses on Tlingit history with links to, carving, dance, potlatches, and more.

Tells the story of the Houma Indians who lived along the bayous through LaFourche and Terrebonne Parishes in Louisiana.

Book review of Home Truths edited by Richard Mackie and Graeme Wynn. Entire book review section on one pdf. To access this review scroll to p. 165.

Makes 24 recommendations based set of principles which includes respect for treaties, autonomy, sustainability, sufficiency, predictability, accountability, objectivity and efficiency.

Discusses his experiences as a guide.

Anthropology Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Alberta, 1984.

Looks at the organization's participation in economic projects using program data, survey research, and a comparative case study and discusses critical success factors, barriers, and limitations.

Howard Adams, the first Metis in Canada to obtain a Ph.D., was at one time the president of the Metis Association of Saskatchewan. He was impressed by the political awareness of the people and attributes this to the work of Malcolm Norris.

Consists of an interview where he briefly mentions "bear-walking" (curse by an evil medicine man).

Anthropology Thesis (Ph.D.)--State University of New York at Binghamton, 1980

Anthropology and Archaeology Thesis (M.A.)--University of Saskatchewan, 1984.

First Nations Education Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Alberta, 2003.

Reports results of 215 interviews about status, health issues, family and social services, language, land use and prospects for self-government.

Discusses supply-side market, current context and future trends in financial products, intermediaries and market enablers, and demand for capital. Concludes with recommendations.

Describes changes in food composition and nutritional preferences among the Chukchi and Yupik.

Looks at the potential impact of information and communication technology opportunities, particularly in relation to online capabilities in First Nations, Inuit and Métis communities; and discusses policy and research priority issues.

General discussion of the theory of the role of information and associated services in the development process followed by a review and analysis of research about personal use, health care and education, business and commercial activities and non-profit organization and local/tribal governments.

Papers, presentations and proceedings from the conference Impact of NAFTA on Aboriginal Business in North America held in Saskatoon, Sk., May 28-29, 2001.

Presents an overview of the trade agreement, viewpoints from the three governments and Indigenous people's responses and concerns about NAFTA.

An overview of initiatives for Aboriginal and Northern communities under Canada’s Economic Action Plan with the inclusion of two community investment impact studies conducted in the spring and summer of 2010.