Business
Aboriginal Settlement Patterns in Canadian Cities: Does the Classic Index-Based Approach Apply?
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Oksana Starchenko
Evelyn J. Peters
Environment and Planning A, vol. 40, no. 3, March 2008, pp. 676-695
Description
Attempts to assess the usability of Massey and Denton's five-dimensional structure of segregation for the study of settlement patterns of Aboriginal people in Canadian cities.
Aboriginal Youth Entrepreneurship: Success Factors and Challenges
Alternate Title
Northern Development Ministers Forum 2010 Briefing Paper
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Aboriginal Economy Working Group (AEWG)
Northern Development Ministers Forum
Description
Topics covered include education, training, job experience, business financing, information, mentoring, networking and community support.
Accelerating Native Prosperity Takes All of Us
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Tina Deschenie
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 18, no. 3, Building Prosperity, Spring, 2007
Description
Argues that while there were over 200,000 Native-owned businesses reported in the 2000 census, these businesses must be supported in order to ensure their success and foster economic development.
Affinity CU Opens First On-Reserve Credit Union
Alternate Title
Affinity Credit Union Opens First On-Reserve Credit Union
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Warren Goulding
Eagle Feather News, vol. 12, no. 2, February 2009, p. 1,15
Description
Discusses the benefits of an on-reserve credit union including serving Cowessess band members locally and returning profits to the community.
Article located on page 1 and by scrolling to page 15.
Affordable Housing & Home Ownership: Business Case Development for the Saskatoon Market
Alternate Title
Affordable Housing and Home Ownership: Business Case Development for the Saskatoon Market
E-Books
Author/Creator
Erin Foss
Description
Research focused on industry partnerships, trades training, and home ownership, as well as background information on demographics and the current housing situation. Report forms part of the Bridges and Foundations Project on Urban Aboriginal Housing.
Alexis First Nation Inquiry: TransAlta Utilities Rights of Way Claim
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Indian Claims Commission
Description
Historical background and submissions to Indian Claims Commission (ICC) concerning the federal Crown's granting of three rights of way to Calgary Power on Alexis IR133 during 1950s and 1960s. ICC concluded no effort was made to provide annual payments to the Band and recommended the claim be accepted for negotiation under Canada's Specific Claims Policy. Commissioners include: Roger J. Augustine, Daniel J. Bellegarde, Sheila G. Purdy. [This file has been saved and made available online with permission from the Indian Claims Commission website before it closed down in March 2009.]
Alexis First Nation, TransAlta Utilities - Right of Way, Public Edition
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Indian Claims Commission
Description
FILES CAN ONLY BE ACCESSED USING FIREFOX BROWSER. Document contains statements of claim, correspondence/letters, maps and transcripts in regards to Calgary Power's (now TransAlta) access to electrical transmission right of way granted in the 1950s and 1960s. The Commissioners include: Roger J. Augustine, Daniel J. Bellegarde, Sheila G. Purdy.
All My Relations: An Inquiry into a Spirit of a Native American Philosophy of Business
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Joseph Gladstone
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 42, no. 2, Spring, 2018, pp. 191-214
Description
Argues that when business is carried out with a commitment to survivance, relationships and community, it is not in opposition to traditional values. Reports results of qualitative interviews with individual entrepreneurs who incorporate these values into their practices.
All or Nothing: Modernization, Dependency and Wage Labour on a Reserve in Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Tony Haddad
Michale Spivey
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 12, no. 2, 1992, pp. 203-228
Description
Effects on social relations on-reserve as the First Nation attempts to end the cycle of poverty by encouraging multinational corporation investment.
Amaguk Inn
Alternate Title
Case Studies in Aboriginal Business
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Danielle Pottle
Case Studies in Aboriginal Business
Description
Brief business case study of Inuk-owned hotel located in the remote community of Hopedale, Labrador whose clientele includes construction groups, government officials and employees, and Provincial Court officials.
American Indian Internet Cigarette Sales: Another Avenue For Selling Tobacco Products
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Felicia S. Hodge
Betty A. Geishirt Cantrell
Roxanne Struthers
John Casken
American Journal of Public Health, vol. 94, no. 2, February 2004, pp. 260-261
Description
Brief discussion of results found when doing a search under "American Indian Cigarettes".
American Indian Women Managers: Living in Two Worlds
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Helen Juliette Muller
Journal of Management Inquiry, vol. 7, no. 1, March 1998, pp. 4-28
Description
Look at links between gender and racio-ethnicity, historical and cultural patterns and switching techniques strategies. Concludes with recommendations for further research.
Angry Inuk
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Unikkaat Studios
National Film Board of Canada
Alethea Arnaquq-Baril
Bonnie Thompson
Qajaaq Ellsworth
EyeSteelFilm
Description
Award-winning documentary about the Inuit's battle against a new European Union seal ban in an effort to regain their economic independence.
Duration: 1:22:19.
Arts and Crafts Purchasing Patterns of Potential Tourists to the Northwest Territories: Results of the 2003 Survey
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Richard Zieba
Description
Reports results of 397 telephone interviews with individuals drawn from the information enquiry database of the NWT Arctic Tourism records of people who had attended consumer shows and requested information from tourism booths.
Assessing the Business Information Needs of Aboriginal Entrepreneurs in British Columbia: Appendices
E-Books
Author/Creator
Kelly Vodden
Anne Miller
John McBride
Description
Includes: interview list, explanation and results of provider and entrepreneurs surveys, focus group responses, list of programs and information tools,, evaluation of Aboriginal Business Services Network, regional analysis and information on Aboriginal learning styles.
Assessing the Feasibility of Applying the Co-operative Model to First Nations Community Based Development Initiatives: A Case Study of the Xaxl'ep and a Native Plant Nursery
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kimberlee Chambers
BC Institute for Co-operative Studies Occasional Papers, 2001
Description
Case study illustrates how combining ethnobotanical knowledge and the co-operative model can provide a viable method of sustainable community economic development.
Assessment of the Impact on Aboriginal Business of Financial Support Provided By Aboriginal Business Canada
Alternate Title
Technical Report (Aboriginal Business Canada)
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Keith Vodden
Description
Compares characteristics and performance of clients and non-clients of Aboriginal Business Canada. Key elements of comparison are survival rate after one, five and ten years of operation, profitability and employment creation record, outlook for sales growth and employment creation, and level of management skills, innovation and export-orientation.
Assessment of the Industry Canada Aboriginal Business Canada (ABC) Program 1996-2000: Impact of Financial Assistance and Client Profile
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Goss Gilroy Inc.
Description
Based on a survey of 364 clients, with the results broken down into six categories: youth entrepreneurship development, establishment of a new business, modernization/expansion of an existing business, trade and market expansion, Aboriginal tourism and miscellaneous.
Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation Inquiry: WAC Bennett Dam and Damage to Indian Reserve 201 [Inquiry Report, English Language Version]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Indian Claims Commission
Description
Historical background and submissions to the Indian Claims Commission (ICC) regarding Canada breaching its fiduciary obligations to the Band for environmental damages to Reserve 201 caused by construction and operation of the W.A.C. Bennett Dam. ICC found Canada has a lawful obligation and recommends the claim be negotiated under Canada's Specific Claims Policy. Commissioners include : P.E. James Prentice, Carole T. Corcoran, Aurélien Gill. [This file has been saved and made available online with permission from the Indian Claims Commission website before it closed down in March 2009.]
Atiik Askii: Land of the Caribou - Building Community Partnerships for the Northwestern Manitoba Regional Tourism Strategy
Alternate Title
Atiik Askii: Land of the Caribou - A Best Practice Case Study in Community Tourism Development
E-Books
Author/Creator
Michael E. Kelly
Indian and Northern Affairs Canada
Description
Case study of the Northwest Manitoba Regional Tourism Strategy, that looks at best practices in the strategic planning process on community tourism development.
An Atlantic Fishing Tale 1999-2011: A Policy 'rags-to-riches' Story That's Good News for Aboriginals and for Canada
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Jacquelyn Thayer Scott
Description
Focuses on development and functioning of the Atlantic Integrated Commercial Fishery Initiative (AICFI), which came about as a result of the Marshall decision granting Mi’kmaq and Maliseet First Nations the right to fish commercially for "a moderate living".
Authentic Indigenous Arts Initiative
Alternate Title
Case Studies in Aboriginal Business
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Katie K. MacLeod
Case Studies in Aboriginal Business
Description
Brief case study of Aboriginal Tourism Association of British Columbia's consideration of expanding their authenticity agenda to incorporate a branding scheme.
Award-Winning Band Puts Members to Work
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Shauna Lewis
Windspeaker, vol. 30, no. 9, December 2012
Description
Looks at recipients of the Fourth Annual British Columbia Business Awards.
Page 3 of insert entitled Raven's Eye: Special Section Providing Aboriginal News from BC & Yukon.
Entire issue on one pdf. Scroll down to access article.