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Knowledge Synthesis: Aboriginal Workplace Integration in the North

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Heather Hall
Hayley Hesseln
Project had three phases: initial scan of academic and grey literature dealing with training, education and workforce development programs, jurisdictional scan of government, industry, and Aboriginal-led programs in six case-study regions, and subsequent discussions with stakeholders about findings.
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Leadership in Learning: Research Abstracts from the Graduates of the Nunavut Master of Education

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Vera Arnatsiaq
Rhoda Cunningham
Louise Flaherty
Matry Joanne Kauki
Bertha Iglookyouak ... [et al.]
Northern Public Affairs, vol. 2, Special Issue 2014: Revitalizing Education in Nunangat, 2013, pp. 80-83
Presented at the Research Symposium, Leadership in Learning June 2013. Entire issue on one pdf. Scroll down to page 80 to read article.
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[Lecture and Discussion by Professor Stephen Cornell]

Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Stephen Cornell
Sophie Pierre
Lori Simcox
Doug McArthur
Lecture and discussion given on "The Harvard Project on American Indian Economic Development and its Application to Canadian Aboriginal Business". Duration: 1:37:55.
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Lessons Learned: Settler Colonialism, Development, and the UN Regional Training Centre in Vancouver, 1959-62

Alternate Title
LESSONS LEARNED: Settler Colonialism, Development, and the UN Regional Training Center in Vancouver, 1959-62
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
David Meren
BC Studies, no. 208, Winter, 2020/2021, pp. 45-72,162
Discusses how settler colonialism shaped the creation of the UN Regional Training Centre at UBC to reinforce the capitalist international order.
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Lheidli T'enneh Nation and Britco

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Aboriginal Business and Investment Council
Comments on a modular building rental and workforce accommodation business joint venture.
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Life of W. J. Carter - 30 July 1923.

Archival » Archival Items
Author/Creator
W.J. Carter
Typescript of W.J. Carter's autobiographical account of his life and experiences in Western Canada during the period 1879 to 1910s. The most interesting part is Carter's account of the impact of the Northwest Resistance of 1885 on the Prince Albert community. Carter, a carpenter by trade, was hired by William McKenzie in August 1889 to build stations on the railway between Regina and Prince Albert.
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List of Known IBAs

Alternate Title
IBA Database
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Impact and Benefit Agreement Research Network
Provides a nationwide list of Impact and Benefits Agreements.
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Listen Up and Hear Us

Articles » General
Windspeaker, vol. 27, no. 11, February 2010, p. 5

Brief article on the protest of the Harmonized Sales Tax (HST) by the Batchawana First Nation.

Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.5.

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The Lummi Indians and the Canadian/American Pacific Salmon Treaty

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Daniel L. Boxberger
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 12, no. 4, Autumn, 1988, pp. 299-311
The Canadian/American Pacific Salmon Treaty was signed in 1985 to split the Pacific salmon stocks between Canadian and American fisheries. However, the Lummi Tribe were guaranteed fifty percent of Pacific salmon stocks in Washington State from a 1974 Federal Court decision. This paper looks at the impact of the Pacific Salmon Treaty on the Lummi and their reaction to the agreement.
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Making the Grade: A Guide to Success for Corporate-Aboriginal Initiatives

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Laureen Whyte
Report commissioned by the Industry Council for Aboriginal Business to assist in developing and building effective relationships. The report uses case studies of corporate and Aboriginal partnerships and successful initiatives garnered in British Columbia and Yukon. 2nd ed.
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Manager Pumped On Tribal College Degree

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Jean E. Ness
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 17, no. 2, Sustainability, Winter, 2005
Discusses one individual's experiences with the transfer of knowledge gained in the classroom to economic development and business.
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Manitoba and Canada's North-West: Founders and Builders

Alternate Title
Canadian Issues ; Spring/Summer 2021
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Robert Wardhaugh
James Mochoruk
Barry Ferguson
Frank J. Tough
David Chartrand ... [et al.]

Special issue of Canadian Issues containing articles which focus on the Métis and the formation of Manitoba.

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Manitobah Mukluks

Alternate Title
Case Studies in Aboriginal Business
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Ken Medd
Case Studies in Aboriginal Business
Brief business case study discusses development of the company which produces traditional-style mukluks in a modern factory setting.
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Māori Indigenous Sustainable Entrepreneurship Within Tourism: Is the Determining Sustainable Factor Economic or is it Indigenous Cultural Values?

Alternate Title
ANZAM Conference: Managing in the Pacific ; 2008
Maori Indigenous Sustainable Entrepreneurship Within Tourism: Is the Determining Sustainable Factor Economic or is it Indigenous Cultural Values?
Research Stream 4. Entrepreneurship; Small Business and Family Business
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Dennis Foley
Studies eight Māori owned and managed businesses and provides a short analysis of the findings and conclusions.
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Mapping the Long-Term Options for Canada’s North: Telecommunications and Broadband Connectivity

Alternate Title
Report (Conference Board of Canada) ; August 2013
[Conference Board of Canada Publication ; 14-061]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Adam Fiser
Outlines issues such as satellite-dependency, access in Aboriginal versus non-Aboriginal communities, high costs, and socio-economic context; includes profiles of advertised services for personal telecommunications, regional case studies, and recommendations.
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Marketing Aboriginal Art in the 1990s

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
John Rudder
Aboriginal History, vol. 17, 1993, p. 162
Book review of: Marketing Aboriginal Art in the 1990s edited by Jon Altman and Luke Taylor. Review located by scrolling to page 162.
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Maturing Australia Through Australian Aboriginal Narrative Law

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Christine Black
South Atlantic Quarterly, vol. 110, no. 2, Sovereignty, Indigeneity, and the Law, Spring, 2011, pp. 347-362
Challenges definitions of identity, sovereignty and suggests an alternative governance system based on classic thinking of Aboriginal law.
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Media Reviews

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Michael W. Simpson
Tina Deschenie
Michael Thompson
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 20, no. 2, Native Green, Winter, 2008, p. 57
Book reviews of 5 books: Does People Do It?: A Memoir by Fred Harris. People of the Whate by Linda Hogan. Dorm Rooms to Boardrooms by Victoria Pilate. Tribal Libraries in the United States: A Directory of American Indian and Alaska Native Facilities by Elizabeth Peterson. Fertilizers, Pills, and Magnetic Strips: The Fate of Public Education in America by Gene V. Glass.
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Membertou Heritage Park: Craft Table at the Port of Sydney

Alternate Title
Case Studies in Aboriginal Business
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Ken Medd
Case Studies in Aboriginal Business
Brief business case study looks at the viability of initiative, which sold locally-produced crafts to cruise ship tourists.
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Membertou Hotel

Alternate Title
Case Studies in Aboriginal Business
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Keith G. Brown
Janice Esther Tulk
Case Studies in Aboriginal Business
Brief business case study describes community's economic development initiatives and considerations involved in deciding where the hotel, which was meant to attract more business to the Membertou Trade and Convention Centre, would be located.
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Membertou Museum A

Alternate Title
Case Studies in Aboriginal Business
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Mary Beth Doucette
Case Studies in Aboriginal Business
Brief case study describes activities of the Membertou Development Corporation and criticisms leveled at it about neglecting cultural and social needs of the community.
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Membertou Museum B

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Mary Beth Doucette
Brief case study discusses community concerns about a facility that would serve its cultural and social needs.
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Metis Visionary Leader, Promoted Education Success

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Cheryl Petten
Windspeaker, vol. 22, no. 9, December 2004, p. 26

Recounts how Clarence Campeau set up a development fund, named in his honour, that allows Metis people to access business and community economic development funds.

Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.26.

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MGM Secures Agency of Record Deal With Huge Multinational

Articles » General
Eagle Feather News, vol. 10, no. 11, November 2007, p. 15
Looks at a partnership, between MGM Communications and Siemens Canada, that will increase future development of First Nations communities, businesses and economic development. Article located by scrolling to page 15.
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Mikwam Makwa Ikwe (Ice Bear Woman): A National Needs Analysis on Indigenous Women's Entrepreneurship

Alternate Title
Women Entrepreneurship Knowledge Hub
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Ashley Richard
Uses qualitative data from roundtable community consultations with more than 350 participants throughout 2020 in order to identify barriers and challenges faced by Indigenous businesswomen as they develop their enterprises and make recommendations.
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Minding Our Own Businesses: How to Create Support in First Nations Communities for Aboriginal Business

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
John McBride
Describes the information and services the Aboriginal entrepreneur commonly needs to start up a business; Infrastructure the community can provide; what bands or tribal councils can do about financing; ways of building support for businesses in the community; and developing support groups and business education programs.
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Mini-Mart Offers Maxi Benefits

Alternate Title
Regina Business Will Enable Piapot to do Infrastructure Improvements in Community
Articles » General
Author/Creator
John Lagimodiere
Eagle Feather News, vol. 12, no. 1, January 2009, p. 1,3
Looks at the benefits Piapot First Nation will reap from the sucess of an economic development project in north central Regina. Article located on page 1 and by scrolling to page 3.
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Mining Economies: Inuit Business Development and Employment in the Eastern Subarctic

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Anteneh Belayneh
Thierry Rodon
Stephan Schott
Northern Review, no. 47, Dealing with Resource Development in Canada's North, August 03, 2018, pp. 59-78
Article analyzes the impacts of the Raglan and Voisey’s Bay mines on business and employment rates in Nunavik and Nunatsiavut. Authors present the design, methodology, and results of a three-year study; examine trends, policy insights and possibilities for future research.
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