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Aboriginal Co-operatives in Canada: A Sustainable Development Strategy Whose Time Has Come

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
L. Hammond Ketilson
I. MacPherson
The Journal of Aboriginal Economic Development, vol. 3, no. 1, Special Issue on Sustainability, Summer, 2002, pp. 45-57
Description
Looks at the current state of Aboriginal co-ops, their characteristics, sector distribution and contributions to community economic and social development.
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Aboriginal Community-Based Criteria & Indicators: A Localised Approach

Alternate Title
SFM Network Research Note Series ; no. 28
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Kristin Kopra
Marc Stevenson
Description
Looks at a project that developed a set of criteria and indicators (C&I) that were specific to a land base subject to a cooperative management planning agreement between the Province of Alberta and the Little Red River Cree Nation in northern Alberta.
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Aboriginal Expectations and Forest Tenures in Northern British Columbia

Alternate Title
SFM Network Research Note Series ; no. 62
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Natalie Swaak
Shashi Kant
David Natcher
Description
Summarizes a study that examined Aboriginal expectations for sustainable forest management and current forest tenures in the Kaska traditional territory of British Columbia.
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Aboriginal Expectations and Perceived Effectiveness of Forest Management Practices and Forest Certification in Ontario

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Shashi Kant
Doug Brubacher
The Forestry Chronicle, vol. 84, no. 3, May/June 2008, pp. 378-391
Description
Aims to develop a better understanding of Aboriginal peoples’ expectations of the forest environment, and their perceptions of forest planning and management operations on Crown forestlands.
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Aboriginal Experiences in Canada: Parks and Protected Areas

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Jean Paul Gladu
Description
Examines three case studies, Prince Albert National Park in Saskatchewan, Quetico Provincial Park in Ontario, and Gwaii Haanas National Park Reserve in British Columbia, to address the costs and benefits of protected areas to Aboriginal Peoples, and highlight management practices.
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Aboriginal Forestry: Community Management as Opportunity and Imperative

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Deborah Curran
Michael M'Gonigle
Osgoode Hall Law Journal, vol. 37, no. 4, 1999, pp. 712-774
Description
Looks at the legal and regulatory basis of forest management, and assess how new tenure systems might be developed that would uphold traditional values while providing economic and employment opportunities.
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Aboriginal/non-Aboriginal Relations and Sustainable Forest Management in Canada: The Influence of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Deborah McGregor
Journal of Environmental Management, vol. 92, no. 2, 2011, p. 300–310
Description
Examines the extent to which advances in Aboriginal/non-Aboriginal relationships and Aboriginal forestry have been made over the past decade; and looks at the co-existence as a framework for Aboriginal/non-Aboriginal relations in sustainable forest management.
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Aboriginal Partnerships in Canada: Focus on the Diavik Diamond Mine

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Richard Missens
Leo Paul Dana
Robert Anderson
Journal of Enterprising Communities, vol. 1, no. 1, 2007, pp. 54-76
Description
Study attempts to evaluate the partnership strategies, commitments and progress made by Diavik in their agreements with Aboriginal communities.
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Aboriginal People in Canada: Growing Mutual Economic Interests Offer Significant Promise for Improving the Well-Being of the Aboriginal Population - Executive Summary

Alternate Title
[Special Report: TD Economics]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Derek Burleton
Don Drummond
Description
Looks at the growing alignment of economic interests between the Aboriginal population and the country’s business sector including Aboriginal communities seeking out opportunities in the market economy; Canadian companies employing Aboriginal people and partnering with Aboriginal communities; and federal and provincial governments addressing the economic and social challenges of the Aboriginal population.
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Aboriginal Peoples and Forest Lands in Canada

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Brian Egan
BC Studies, no. 186, Summer, 2015, pp. 184-185
Description
Book review of Aboriginal Peoples and Forest Lands in Canada edited by D.B. Tindall, Ronald L. Trosper, and Pamela Perrault. Entire book review section on one PDF. To access this review scroll to p. 184.
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Aboriginal Peoples and Forest Lands in Canada

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Andrew Egan
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 34, no. 1, 2014, pp. 229-231
Description
Book review of Aboriginal Peoples and Forest Lands in Canada edited by D.B. Tindall, Ronald L. Trosper, and Pamela Perreault.
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Access to Forest Lands and Resources: The Case of Aboriginal Peoples in Alberta

Alternate Title
CIRL Occasional Paper ; no. 23
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Monique Passelac-Ross
CIRL Occasional Paper
Description
Looks at the critical analysis and legal context pertaining to Aboriginal rights over lands and resources; and implications of these findings for the forest tenure system and for cooperative management arrangements in Alberta.
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Advancing Governance of the Metis Settlements of Alberta: Selected Working Papers

Alternate Title
Comparison of Metis Settlements with Other Local Governments
Detailed Description of the Metis Settlements Governance System
Governance Discussion Paper: Metis Settlements of Alberta
Interview with Fred Martin on the Development of the Metis Settlement Governance System
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
John Graham
Description
Three papers: detailed description of settlements' governance systems, interview with Fred Martin on development of those systems, and comparison with other local governments.
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After the Storm: Ojibwe Treaty Rights Twenty-Five Years after the Voigt Decision

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Patty Loew
James Thannum

American Indian Quarterly, vol. 35, no. 2, Spring, 2011, pp. 161-191
Description
Looks at the socioeconomic, political, and cultural factors that contributed to the spearfishing crisis in northern Wisconsin and the battered attempts by the Ojibwe to exercise their treaty-based fishing rights. The article also examines the state of relations between Native and non-Native residents.
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Alberta First Nations Consultation & Accommodation Handbook

Alternate Title
CIRL Occasional Paper ; 44
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
David Laidlaw
Monique Passelac-Ross
CIRL Occasional Paper
Description
Outlines other Canadian jurisdictions' best practices for integrating economic development and First Nations interests.
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American Indians, Place Meanings and the Old/New West

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Leo McAvoy
Journal of Leisure Research, vol. 34, no. 4, 2002, pp. 383-396
Description
Looks at cultural differences in place meanings for national parks, national forests, wilderness, and protected areas. Discusses some pan-Indian characteristics or positions.
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Annotated Bibliography: Effective Partnerships: Institutions for Shared Forest Management and Community Development - Annotated Bibliograhy

Alternate Title
Working Paper (Sustainable Forest Management Network) ; 2000-1
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Leslie Treseder
Naomi T. Krogman
Working Paper (Sustainable Forest Management Network)
Description
Part of an examination of co-operative forest management involving First Nations, government and industry in Northern Alberta.
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Arriving at Appropriate Criteria and Indicators for Sustainable Forest Management: A First Nation's Perspective

Alternate Title
IIFET 2000 Proceedings
[Microbehavior and Macroresults:Proceedings of the Tenth Biennial Conference of the International Institute ofFisheries Economics and Trace
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
David C. Natcher
Description
Discusses a self-improving management system which is facilitating an assessment of forest management as it relates directly to Little Red River/Tall Cree culture and their continued land use needs.
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Auditor General Knocks Third-Party Managers

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Doug Cuthand
StarPhoenix, February 20, 2004, p. A15
Description
Argues that First Nations facing financial difficulty will move forward and develop more rapidly if present colonial measures are removed.
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Bill C-5: An Act to amend the Indian Oil and Gas Act

Alternate Title
Legislative Summary (Parliamentary Information and Research Service) ; LS-625E
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Marlisa Tiedemann
Description
Reintroduction of Bill C-63 which had died on the Order Paper when Parliament was dissolved on 7 September 2008. Revised version.
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Bill C-63: An Act to amend the Indian Oil and Gas Act

Alternate Title
Legislative Summary (Parliamentary Information and Research Service) ; LS-611E
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Marlisa Tiedemann
Description
Amendment in response to Indian Oil and Gas Canada Co-Management Board's request to modernize the Act in order to eliminate existing regulatory gap and level the playing field between off-reserve and on-reserve activities, thereby reducing barriers to economic development.
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Book Reviews

Book Reviews
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 23, no. 1, 2003, pp. 195-205
Description
Book review of 6 books: Our Son, A Stranger by Marie Adams. Aboriginal People and Colonizers of Western Canada to 1900 by Sarah Carter. Trusteeship in Change: Toward Tribal Autonomy in Research Management by R. Clow and I. Sutton (Editors). In the Shadow of Evil by Beatrice Culleton Mosionier. Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump by Gordon Reid. Blessing For a Long Time: The Sacred Pole of the Omaha Tribe by Robin Ridington.
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The Business Case For Treaties

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
BC [British Columbia] Treaty Commission
Description
Discusses how British Columbia businesses are developing working relationships with First Nations and positioning themselves as leaders in British Columbia’s changing economic climate.
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Buy Smart Fact Sheet

Web Sites » Organizations
Description
Discusses goals of the Vancouver Organizing Committee's Sustainability and Aboriginal Participation Purchasing Program.
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