Economic Development

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Aboriginal Participation in Mining

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Natural Resources Canada
Description
Looks at the economic and social contributions mining makes to remote and rural communities.
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Aboriginal People, Economic Development and Entrepreneurship

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Robert Brent Anderson
The Journal of Aboriginal Economic Development, vol. 2, no. 1, Winter, 2001, pp. 33-42
Description
Paper explores the current socioeconomic status of Aboriginals and the approaches used to alleviate these circumstances.
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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 Mining in Canada: Consultation, Participation and Prospects for Change - Working Discussion Paper

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
William Hipwell
Katy Mamen
Viviane Weitzner
Gail Whiteman
Description
Looks at the historical, environmental, social, legal and political aspects of mining and the development of co-operative relationships between mining companies, governments and Aboriginal communities from the exploration stage onwards.
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Aboriginal Poverty Higher on the Prairies

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Doug Cuthand
Leader Post, August 16, 2004, p. B1
Description
Examines the Association for Canadian Studies' report on the substandard socio-economic conditions of First Nations people in Saskatchewan.
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Aboriginal Roundtable

Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Assembly of First Nations
Description
Contains links to background papers and summary of outcomes from sectoral sessions which covered the topics of: self-government, economic development, housing, education and health.
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Aboriginal School Science for Economic Development, Environmental Responsibility and Cultural Survival

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Glen S. Aikenhead
Description
Author argues that, if science education is to contribute to Aboriginal peoples economic development, environmental responsibility and cultural survival, then Indigenous common sense used together with Aboriginal and Western knowledge and technology about nature, as ways of learning, must also be used.
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Aboriginal Tourism

Alternate Title
Introduction to Tourism and Hospitality in BC
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Keith Henry
Terry Hood
Description
Looks at history, socio-political context, rights, markets, authenticity, partnerships, and success of Aboriginal tourism industry in British Columbia. Chapter 12 in book: Introduction to Tourism and Hospitality in BC edited by Morgan Westcott.
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Aboriginal Tourism and Cross-Cultural Understanding Project

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Turtle Island Tourism Company
Description
Looks at both strategies and concerns regarding Aboriginal tourism as a tool of cross-cultural awareness by examining a detailed survey of Aboriginal cultural tourism operators from across Canada.
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Aboriginal Tourism Engagement Strategy: Final Report

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Northways Consulting
Description
Discusses the results of the strategy on developing the Aboriginal tourism industry including generating business and employment opportunities, improving economic conditions, and challenges to developing the Aboriginal tourism sector.
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Aboriginal Tourism in Canada: Part II: Trends, Issues, Constraints and Opportunities

Alternate Title
Aboriginal Tourism in Canada: Part II: Trends, Issues, Constraints and Opportunities: Final Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
BearingPoint LP
Goss Gilroy Inc.
Description
Identifies five key areas with respect to development of the industry: profile and economic impacts, identification of trends, identification of issues, opportunities and findings.
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Aboriginal Tourism Represents Huge Opportunity

Articles » General
Eagle Feather News, vol. 11, no. 4, April 2008, p. 23
Description
Discusses the need for developing and promoting Aboriginal tourism in the province of Saskatchewan. Article located by scrolling to page 23.
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Aboriginal Women's Community Economic Development: Measuring and Promoting Success

Alternate Title
Aboriginal Quality of Life [Series]
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Isobel M. Findlay
Wanda Wuttunee
IRPP Choices, vol. 13, no. 4, August 2007, pp. 1-26
Description
Discusses three case studies: Great Bear Co-op in the Northwest Territories, Neechi Foods Co-operative Limited in Winnipeg, Manitoba and ET Development in northern Manitoba.
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About Masks: Conversations from Anaktuvuk Pass, Alaska

Alternate Title
INALCO 2009, Proceedings of the 15th Inuit Studies Conference, Orality (Paris, 2006)
Orality in the 21st Century: Inuit Discourse and Practices. Proceedings of the 15th Inuit Studies Conference
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Margaret B. Blackman
Description
Looks at the materials needed for mask making and comments on mask sales. Paper from Orality in the 21st Century: Inuit Discourse and Practices. Proceedings of the 15th Inuit Studies Conference edited by B. Collingnon and M. Therrien.
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An Academic Take on “Indigenous Traditions and Ecology”

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Peter Cole
Canadian Journal of Environmental Education, vol. 3, no. 1, Spring, 1998, pp. 100-115
Description
Article/review resembles poetry and is written in a oral style. Author expresses his observations on Aboriginal culture, tradition and the environment.
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An Address to the Institute of Public Administration delivered at Regina, January 18th, 1963 by J.G. McGilp, Regional Supervisor of Indian Agencies, Saskatchewan.

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
J.G. McGilp
Description
This address deals with three aspects of the Canadian Branch of Indian Affairs: the history and role of the Indian Affairs Branch, the special position of the Indian Canadian relating to treaties and the Indian Act, and with Indians and Indian Affairs in Saskatchewan.
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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.
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After Chiapas: Aboriginal Land and Resistance in the New North America

Alternate Title
After Chiapas Aboriginal Land and Resistance in the New North America
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Deborah Simmons
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 19, no. 1, 1999, pp. 119-148
Description
Analysis the relationship between economic restructuring and Aboriginal land rights in light of the 1994 conflict in Chiapas, Mexico and suggests that fundamental differences can provide directions for finding solutions.
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Agency Geared to Help First Nations Farmers

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Doug Cuthand
StarPhoenix, September 30, 2005, p. A13
Description
Describes the First Nations Agricultural Council of Saskatchewan (FNACS) mandate, which is to access federal and provincial assistance programs available to farmers.
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Ahenakew Worked For the Future

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Doug Cuthand
Leader Post, April 11, 2005, p. B1
Description
Commentary on the history and developments in Saskatchewan First Nation affairs and of a media that seems to favour sensationalism over positive political legacies.
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Ahousaht First Nation and Cermaq Canada

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Aboriginal Business and Investment Council
Description
Comments on a sustainable finfish agriculture business which provides employment and contract jobs for the community.
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Alberta's North: A History, 1890-1950

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Jean Manore
Canadian Historical Review, vol. 82, no. 3, September 2001, p. 592
Description
Book review of: Alberta's North by Donald G. Wetherell and Irene R.A. Kmet. Book is part of the Alberta Reflections series, its focus includes "Native/non-Native relations, technological development, and federal/provincial relations."
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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.
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All That Glitters...The Rise of American Indian Tribes in State Political Behavior

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Tracy A. Skopek
Rich Engstrom
Kenneth Hansen
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 29, no. 4, 2005, pp. 45-58
Description
Focuses on the mobilization of Native American Tribes in a concerted effort to attain economic goals, with an empahasis on tactics used in relation to gaming on-reserve.
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The American Indian Development Bank?

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Richard Pottinger
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 16, no. 1, 1992, pp. 137-163
Description
Chronicles the brief rise and fall of Bill S.2770, the Indian Finance Corporation Act, in the U.S. Senate in 1990, which, the author argues, could have been a powerful positive force in solving problems of underdevelopment.
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