Business
Indigenous Resistance to New Colonialism
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Ajay Gandhi
Cultural Survival Quarterly, vol. 25, no. 3, From Our Readers, Fall, 2001
Description
Discussion of the protests in Québec City, at the second Peoples Summit, against the Free Trade Agreement of the Americas (FTAA).
Indigenous Small Business Owners in Australia
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Australian Taxation Office
Description
Study explores the common features of Indigenous small business in Australia, looks at the characteristics associated with business success, and identifies factors that may lead to business failure.
Indigenous/Traditional Knowledge & Intellectual Property Law
Alternate Title
Issues Paper (Center for the Study of the Public Domain)
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Jane Anderson
Description
Introductory discussion of the issue, politics and definitional problems, and who is involved, followed by examples of use and misuse of knowledge and cultural expressions, the potential problems and benefits of current proposals, and future directions.
Indigenous Values and Contemporary Management Approaches
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Wanda Wuttunee
Mary Jane Loustel
Dan Overall
The Journal of Aboriginal Economic Development, vol. 5, no. 2, Fall, 2007, pp. 20-30
Description
Examines Indigenous values and considers how these concepts can relate to business management.
Indigenous Vegetable Production and the Economic Empowerment of Rural Women in Africa: Reality, Prospects, and Challenges in Rwanda
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Chika Ezeanya-Esiobu
Nathan Kanuma Taremwa
Djamali Nambajimana
Olivier Mugwaneza
IK: Other Ways of Knowing, vol. 4, 2018, pp. 133-156
Description
Study explores the role of rural women in the farming and gathering of indigenous vegetables, and the impact of the shift to consumption of modern, less nutritious varieties. Research examines benefits of cultivating and consuming traditional vegetables, and identifies barriers to increased production.
The Indigenous Wine Industry: A Meeting Place for Traditional and 21st Century Small Business
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Dianne W. Wingham
Robert B. Anderson
Brian Gibson
Robert J. Giberson
Description
Looks at the Indigenous approach to wine marketing and participation in the global economy that includes eco-sustainability and social development.
Indigenous Women Entrepreneurs in Canada: Summary of Literature Review
Alternate Title
Indigenous Women Entrepreneurship Project
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Helen Bobiwash
Description
Includes resource guides and research reports on women, Indigenous women, and Indigenous entrepreneurship.
Related material: Indigenous Women Entrepreneurs: Valuable Investments in Their Businesses, Families and Communities.
Summary of National Survey Findings.
Indigenous Women Entrepreneurs in Canada: Summary of National Survey Findings
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Helen Bobiwash
Description
Survey asked 36 questions about privacy, the entrepreneur, their business, support from an Aboriginal financial institution, entrepreneurial supports, and additional information. Sample size was 114.
Related Material: Summary of Literature Review.
Indigenous Women Entrepreneurs: Valuable Investments in Their Businesses, Families and Communities.
Indigenous Women Entrepreneurs: Preliminary Report
Alternate Title
Women Entrepreneurship Knowledge Hub
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Samantha Morton
Kevin Jae
Henrique Hon
Description
Extracts results from the Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business's 2016 Promise and Prosperity survey to create a profile of women-owned businesses.
Indigenous Women Entrepreneurs: Valuable Investments in Their Businesses, Families and Communities
Alternate Title
Report on Indigenous Women Entrepreneurship in Canada
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Helen Bobiwash
Description
Key statistics generated by the National Aboriginal Capital Corporations Association's Indigenous women entrepreneurship initiative.
Related material: Summary of National Survey Findings.
Summary of Literature Review.
Indigenous Women in Business: A Best Practises Approach
Alternate Title
Indigenous Women in Business: A Best Practices Approach
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Aboriginal Business and Community Development Centre (ABCDC)
Description
Survey was conducted in the communities of Prince Rupert, Metlakatla, Terrace, Kitwanga, Hazelton, Gitsegukla, Kitimat, Burns Lake, Vanderhoof, Fort St. John, Dawson Creek and Chetwynd. Brief discussion of gender discrimination, business services, financial literacy, infrastructure, support and opportunties.
Industry, First Nations Allies With Shared Vision
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Marla Tomlinson
Northern Ontario Business, vol. 22, no. 1, November 01, 2001, p. 5
Description
Analysis of De Beers Canada-Attawapiskat First Nation communications regarding the discovery of a number of diamondiferous kimberlites near Attawapiskat, Ontario.
Inside the Issues: A CIGI Online Podcast: Indigenous Rights in Global Goverence
Alternate Title
Inside the Issues 3.28 - Indigenous Rights in Global Governance
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Andrew Thompson
Terry Mitchell
José Aylwin
Description
Discusses project on Internationalization of Ingenious rights and governance and government accountability for a standard to advance the cultural survival and human rights of Indigenous people.
Duration: 31:32
Insights into Indigenous Post-Secondary Graduates' Experiences in the Canadian Workforce
Alternate Title
Indspire Research Knowledge Nest
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business (CCAB)
Indspire
Description
Uses data from the National Education Survey of Building Brighter Futures financial support program to review the characteristics of recipients who have gone on to be employed by Indigenous businesses, organizations and government, and those who are self-employed. Primary finding was that those working for Indigenous employers in Ontario reported higher levels of satisfaction than those working for non-Indigenous employers.
Integral Geomatics
Alternate Title
Case Studies in Aboriginal Business
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Ken Medd
Case Studies in Aboriginal Business
Description
Brief business case study discusses GIS start-up's problem of trying to increase capacity in order to fulfill a contract.
Integrating Environmental and Social Sustainability: Corporations and Aboriginal People and the Mackenzie Valley Pipeline
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Robert B. Anderson
Robert M. Bone
Journal of Aboriginal Economic Development, vol. 5, no. 1, Fall, 2006, pp. 26-39
Description
Comments on the Aboriginal Pipeline Group involvement with the Mackenzie Gas Project. The project is touted to transform the economy of the Northwest Territories.
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The Integration of Maori Indigenous Culture into Corporate Social Responsibility Strategies at Air New Zealand
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Coleen Rigby
Jens Mueller
Andrew Baker
Journal of Marketing Development and Competitiveness, vol. 5, no. 6, pp. 116-126
Description
Discusses the introduction of Indigenous cultural to Air New Zealand and the benefits to employees by bringing a renewed sense of pride.
An Interdisciplinary Approach to Integrating Sustainability into Mining Engineering Education and Research
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Silvana Costa
Malcolm Scoble
Journal of Cleaner Production, vol. 14, no. 3-4, 2006, pp. 366-373
Description
Considers how the Mining Engineering Department at the University of British Columbia (UBC) is addressing the need to integrate sustainable development into mining engineering on behalf of industry and society.
Introduction to the Special Issue: The First Mile of Broadband Connectivity in Communities
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Rob McMahon
Duncan Philpot
Susan O'Donnell
Brian Beaton
Tim Whiteduck ... [et al.]
Journal of Community Informatics, vol. 10, no. 2, [Building the First Mile], 2014, pp. 1-6
Description
Issue focuses on infrastructure and initiatives that put community needs ahead of those of commercial telecommunications providers.
Inuit Art and HBC: Lesson Plan
Alternate Title
Inuit Art and the Hudson's Bay Company: Lesson Plan
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Dawn Martens
Connie Wyatt Anderson
Description
Examines the company's role in fostering the development, promotion, collection and market for Inuit art. Suitable for Grades 4 to 12.
The Inuit Commercial Caribou Harvest and Related Agri-food Industries in Nunavut
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Aldene Meis Mason
Leo-Paul Dana
Robert Anderson
International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business, vol. 4, no. 6, January 2007, pp. 785-806
Description
Case studies of Kivalliq Arctic Foods and Coral Harbour Development Corporation located in Nunavut. Discusses how the companies used quality assurance, Aboriginal branding, e-commerce, and international trade shows to overcome marketing barriers resulting from their remote location.
Invermay: Nightmare or Dream Opportunity
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Bruce Harvey
The Journal of Aboriginal Economic Development, vol. 2, no. 1, Winter, 2001, pp. 6-16
Description
Fictional case study intended for academic discussion. Case covers the challenges faced by a mining company trying to initiate a mining project in Australia.
Is it Time to Build a Road to Prosperity in the Far North?
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Mark Quinn
Inside Policy, June/July 2013, pp. 14-15
Description
Discusses the improved quality of life a road, power and broadband would bring to remote northern Ontario communities.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 14.
Is Nutrition North Canada on Shifting Ground? A Food Banks Canada Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Food Banks Canada
Description
Federal program is meant to reduce cost of food in remote communities by subsidizing transportation costs for northern retailers. Paper argues that the system has been built on flawed and overly ambitious policy rationale. Lists steps needed to address issues with program.
[Jessica Metcalfe and American Indian Fashion]
Alternate Title
At the Edge of Canada: Indigenous Research
Media » Sound Recordings
Author/Creator
Robert-Falcon Ouellette
Jessica Metcalfe
Description
Podcast talks about Lloyd Kiva New, Virgil Ortiz and fashion as expression and communication.
Duration: 35:33.
[Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg Economic Case Study: Part II]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Simon Brascoupé]
Description
Argues that the First Nation located in Quebec has laid the foundation for comprehensive development success. Includes history, community profile, discussion of administrative practices, training needs assessment, and five year plan for economic self-sufficiency,